Mick Rock
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Mick Rock is a photographer best known for his iconic shots of 1970s glam rock icons such as Queen, David Bowie, Lou Reed and Iggy Pop. At the start of his career, he befriended and photographed Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett. He was born in London, and studied modern languages at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. After he became well-known for photographs he took of Bowie in 1972 during the Ziggy Stardust tour, he began chronicling the emerging glam and punk movements. He now lives in New York City.
Rock is responsible for album covers such as Queen's Queen II, David Bowie's Space Oddity, Lou Reed's Transformer and Iggy and The Stooges Raw Power.
He also directed several of David Bowie's early music videos, including those for "Life On Mars", "The Jean Genie" and "Space Oddity".
His book Moonage Daydream: The Life and Times of Ziggy Stardust (ISBN 978-1-84403-380-5) features a 15 000-word text by David Bowie, and hundreds of photos of Bowie in his Ziggy period.
Rock was the only photographer to access all areas at the filming of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. In 2005, he released a photo book documenting this spectacle.
Rock often moonlights as a radio DJ, regularly hosting shows for XFM London and Manchester in the UK.
[edit] Bibliography
- 2001 : Psychedelic Renegades Photographs of Syd Barrett by Mick Rock (Genesis Publications)
- 2002 : Moonage Daydream : the life and times of Ziggy Stardust with David Bowie (Genesis Publications)
- 2005 : Mick Rock . Blood and Glitter. ISBN 978-0-9537479-9-3
[edit] External links
- Rocky Horror - Rocky Horror Photo Book by Mick Rock
- Blood and Glitter - Glam Rock Photo
- Mick Rock Photo Library - A collection of Mick Rock Photographs
- Moonage Daydream: The Life and Times of Ziggy Stardust By David Bowie and Mick Rock
