20 × 16 in. (51 × 41 cm) print with 18 × 12 in. (46 × 30 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 photo was taken at Virgin Records offices around 1979 when John Lydon was reluctantly doing publicity for Public Image Limited’s groundbreaking Metal Box album. Guitarist Keith Levene and Jeannette Lee, their collaborator/ filmmaker, were also present, but John was the band’s natural spokesman and focal point. John Lydon’s unrivalled sneer and other expressions are all that a photographer can hope for, but this persona also can be intimidating. That day he was very subdued, and this picture captures a part of his personality that wasn’t often on public display.” 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.
20 × 16 in. (51 × 41 cm) print with 18 × 12 in. (46 × 30 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 photo was taken at Virgin Records offices around 1979 when John Lydon was reluctantly doing publicity for Public Image Limited’s groundbreaking Metal Box album. Guitarist Keith Levene and Jeannette Lee, their collaborator/ filmmaker, were also present, but John was the band’s natural spokesman and focal point. John Lydon’s unrivalled sneer and other expressions are all that a photographer can hope for, but this persona also can be intimidating. That day he was very subdued, and this picture captures a part of his personality that wasn’t often on public display.” 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.
