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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).
“The Pogues frontman had a reputation as a hard-drinking man, so I was surprised when I was asked to photograph Shane at 11am in a fancy French restaurant in Camden Town. When I arrived, Shane was already there for the interview. He had by then a well-established format for excessive consumption; a swig of Guiness was followed by a swig from a large tumbler of brandy, then a spoonful of French Onion soup, a drag on a cigarette, and back to the Guiness in a tight, rapid rhythmic sequence. He didn’t miss a beat. I took him outside for the photo and he was remarkably clear-headed, eloquent and witty. I asked him if he could take his sunglasses off, but he refused in no uncertain terms.” 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).
“The Pogues frontman had a reputation as a hard-drinking man, so I was surprised when I was asked to photograph Shane at 11am in a fancy French restaurant in Camden Town. When I arrived, Shane was already there for the interview. He had by then a well-established format for excessive consumption; a swig of Guiness was followed by a swig from a large tumbler of brandy, then a spoonful of French Onion soup, a drag on a cigarette, and back to the Guiness in a tight, rapid rhythmic sequence. He didn’t miss a beat. I took him outside for the photo and he was remarkably clear-headed, eloquent and witty. I asked him if he could take his sunglasses off, but he refused in no uncertain terms.” 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.