16 × 20 in. (41 × 51 cm) print with 12 × 18 in. (30 × 46 cm) image silver gelatin exhibition print.
Edition of 25. Hand-signed by photographer David Corio.
£155 from every sale of this print is donated to mental health charity Rethink Mental Illness (charity number 271028).
“This is John Lydon at a press photo call to promote an upcoming Public Image Ltd tour. The Fleet Street paparazzi were out in force, jostling each other in front of John and trying to get his attention with shouts of 'Oi, Johnny!' or 'Johnny Rotten, this way mate!'. As usual, John was not responding. He appeared to despise the press – at least at this point in his career. I thought a shot of him with the press photographers as a backdrop would be interesting, so I moved behind him. I wondered how his mum might call him when he was a child, so piped up in a high-pitched voice, 'Oh Jonathan!'. He looked round immediately, and I snatched the shot.” David Corio
Since he was 16 years old, pioneering photographer David Corio has built an unparalleled six-decade music photography archive. Corio has spent almost 50 years in recording studios, backstage dressing rooms and major cultural events, documenting the 20th century’s most groundbreaking musicians.
16 × 20 in. (41 × 51 cm) print with 12 × 18 in. (30 × 46 cm) image silver gelatin exhibition print.
Edition of 25. Hand-signed by photographer David Corio.
£155 from every sale of this print is donated to mental health charity Rethink Mental Illness (charity number 271028).
“This is John Lydon at a press photo call to promote an upcoming Public Image Ltd tour. The Fleet Street paparazzi were out in force, jostling each other in front of John and trying to get his attention with shouts of 'Oi, Johnny!' or 'Johnny Rotten, this way mate!'. As usual, John was not responding. He appeared to despise the press – at least at this point in his career. I thought a shot of him with the press photographers as a backdrop would be interesting, so I moved behind him. I wondered how his mum might call him when he was a child, so piped up in a high-pitched voice, 'Oh Jonathan!'. He looked round immediately, and I snatched the shot.” David Corio
Since he was 16 years old, pioneering photographer David Corio has built an unparalleled six-decade music photography archive. Corio has spent almost 50 years in recording studios, backstage dressing rooms and major cultural events, documenting the 20th century’s most groundbreaking musicians.
