On a bummer of a note, it was even the soundtrack to Joy Division singer Ian Curtis’ suicide, as it was found spinning in the room where Curtis hanged himself. Most of its songs would be celebrated by proponents of the various genres of post-punk, demonstrating conclusively just how far ahead of its time it was. On The Idiot, the roar of guitars was replaced by a funky and robotic foray into more Apollonian territory, with Pop singing over Kraftwerk-flavored art rock, quieter tunes some with Gothic overtones, and even proto-industrial electronica. The Idiot would have been unthinkable to anyone familiar with Pop’s previous personae as rock’s wildebeest, who flung himself about to the frenetic roar produced by the Stooges, seemingly oblivious to the physical and psychic damage he was inflicting upon himself. Indeed, it was so radical it skipped punk entirely, and disappointed plenty of people who thought Pop should have been taking advantage of a sound and attitude he had helped to foment. As he would say later, “Poor Jim, in a way, became a guinea pig for what I wanted to do with sound.”įortunately for Pop, their creative collaboration-for their sessions were much, much more than Bowie’s simply using Pop as a laboratory animal for musical experimentation-resulted in 1977’s The Idiot, a work of genius and a radical departure from Pop’s frankly self-destructive proto-punk with the Stooges. But before Low he produced Pop, as much out of self-interest as friendship. Pop had been floundering since the Stooges dissolved, and found himself in Berlin with Bowie who, like Pop, was trying to fight both his drug demons and find his way to a new sound, which would emerge in 1977’s Low. Ed.ĭavid Bowie was a great artist, but he was also an appropriator and opportunist, and was not above exploiting his friends to achieve his own goals. The cause of his death has not yet been announced.Celebrating Iggy Pop on his 76th birthday. Music journalist Simon Price wrote: "'Iconic' is an overused word, but Mick Rock's photos are that." Paying tribute, Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess said Rock "made music look so exciting".
When I was in the hospital for my heart bypass surgery, the first flowers that were there waiting for me were from Lou and David." "When I was having trouble, they both helped me out financially. "They made an important contribution to the development of my own sensibility," he told Rolling Stone in 2017. Even if you didn't know his name (you should know his name!) you definitely knew his iconic work /ZWhZZqjsUU- Clayton Cubitt November 19, 2021 His own life was caught on camera in Barnaby Clay's 2016 film Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock, which Rock dedicated to "the timeless genius of David Bowie and Lou Reed". Rock was born in London in 1948 and studied at Cambridge University, where he started to take photographs of local gigs and made contacts including Cambridge native Barrett and Mick Jagger's younger brother Chris. He went on to work with modern artists like Miley Cyrus, Lady Gaga, Snoop Dogg and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Mick's journey shall continue."Īs well as being Bowie's official photographer, he also directed videos for Jean Genie and Space Oddity. Mick gave so much to this planet and he adored David. "He was also quite fun to travel with back in the days of the Spiders. Photographer Mick Rock attends the TASCHEN Gallery opening reception for "Mick Rock: Shooting For Stardust - The Rise Of David Bowie & Co." at TASCHEN Gallery on Septemin Los Angeles, California. 'One of a kind'īowie's former bandmate Mike Garson said he was "so sad" to hear of Rock's death, writing: "He was one of a kind with such an eye for aesthetics and seizing the right moments. It noted how "the stars seemed to effortlessly align for Mick when he was behind the camera", describing him as "a man fascinated with image", who created "some of the most magnificent images rock music has ever seen". "He was a photographic poet - a true force of nature who spent his days doing exactly what he loved, always in his own delightfully outrageous way."
The statement continued: "Those who had the pleasure of existing in his orbit know that Mick was always so much more than 'The Man Who Shot the 70s'. Rock's famous album covers included a shot of Queen with their faces lit up against a black background for Queen II the stark black-and-white photo for Reed's Transformer and a shirtless Iggy Pop for The Stooges' Raw Power. Mick Rock's iconic photo of Lou Reed was the cover of his album 'Transformer.' Photo: AFP / Getty
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