interview
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artist:
by:
Kaj Roth
date:
2005-09-08
Welcome to a short chat with Storm Thorgerson - graphic designer, film maker and a legend within cover sleeve artwork.
Some of his work includes Peter Gabriel,Bruce Dickinson-Skunkworks,
Led Zeppelin-In through the outdoor/Houses of the holy,Pink Floyd-Wish you were here
/Animals/Dark Side of the moon,Styx-Pieces of eight,The Cranberries-Bury the hatchet,
Muse-Absolution,The Mars Volta-Deloused in the comatorium,Audioslave,
Black Sabbath-Technical Ecstasy,Genesis-Lamb lies down on Broadway
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Congratulations on your first ever exhibition in Chicago called ?Taken by storm? held from May 6 to June 4.
How come it took so long to put up your first exhibition?
Storm: Why thank you.....too self deprecating, I guess
I read that you were classmate with Roger Waters in Cambridge and after designing the cover for the first Pink floyd album you founded the designteam Hipgnosis and kept it going between 1968 and 1983.
Why didn?t you continue working as a team and instead decided on going solo?
Storm: Fell out with partners big time against a backdrop of no money,though this was as Greenback, a video company formed out of the ashes of Hipgnosis which was
dissolved out of a desire to progress.
When you get a job to do artwork for a band/artist,do they come up with any suggestions like a special theme of how they want it or do you get free hands?
Storm: Sometimes - it varies as do the bands as does their music.
What album covers of your own work are your favorites?
Storm: The one I?m doing.
Hugh Syme who has done artwork for Rush etc seems to be inspired by some of your work,are you familiar with his work
Storm: Afraid not
What do you think of Vinyl LP artwork vs CD artwork,don?t you agree with me that it?s not the same thing with a CD booklet than what it was with the
classic covers from the past?
Storm: I don?t really agree,though it?s not the same thing it still has it?s virtues.
Is there any artist you would love to do an album cover for that you haven?t worked for already?
Storm: Oh indeedy!,loads from Dylan to Bowie - from Radiohead to Van Morrison.
Have you done any artwork that hasn?t been published?
Storm: Oh yes,they?re called rejections and we don?t like to talk about them.
Do you usually listen to the artists music before you start working on your ideas?
Storm: Always
Speaking of music,what kind of music do you like to listen to?
Storm: Steve Miller, Jimmy Smith, Bonnie Raitt, Miles Davis, Anwar Brahem, Van Morrison, Beethoven, BeachBoys, Skylarks
What are the next projects you?re working on
Storm: They?re hush hush (until released)
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Did you know that?
Rikki Rocket of Poison once shot and killed a 9-point Buck from his drum riser during an outdoor show in Montana. The band was fined $1,500.
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