PHOTOS FROM WHEN MUSIC WAS GOODHannes Schmid Is the World’s Best Rock PhotographerPublished January, 2010
For the past 30 years, Swiss photographer Hannes Schmid has been sitting on what may be the preeminent photo archive of just about every rock musician who mattered from the late 70s to the mid-80s. They are the antithesis of today’s intrusive paparazzi snapshots and $80,000-per-day Annie Leibovitz boondoggles that look like posters for movies we’d never want to see.
Instead, Schmid’s photos reflect the close relationships he had with his subjects, who just happened to be some of the best musicians in the world. And he achieved his unrestricted access to the rich and famous the old-fashioned way: by being a genial fellow who could negate bad vibes with only his camera and his charm. Edition Patrick Frey recently asked Schmid to select his favorites from the 70,000 photos in his archive so they could compile them in a book aptly titled Rockstars , which will be released this month. Then, coy little foxes that we are, Vice caught wind of the project, and we now present to you a sampling of the excellence contained within its pages.
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The Boomtown Rats, Bob Geldof, 1979
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See all articles by this contributor Anonymous, on Jul 16, 2010 wrote:
I have the same Paul Stanley photo, except he has a cock in his mouth. Weird. | |
| Jeremiade, on Apr 5, 2010 wrote:
I just see this now. My pants tighten. Sorry for late word. | | Anonymous, on Feb 13, 2010 wrote:
haha look at the 3D effect on ABBA | | Anonymous, on Jan 27, 2010 wrote:
ya i definitely wanna pop the think on lemmy’s face | |
| wtevs, on Jan 26, 2010 wrote:
still, the thing on lemmy’s face.. | | Anonymous, on Jan 21, 2010 wrote:
"They are the antithesis of today’s intrusive paparazzi snapshots and $80,000-per-day Annie Leibovitz boondoggles that look like posters for movies we’d never want to see."
how i feel, finally put into words. | |
| ZoneKang, on Jan 19, 2010 wrote:
These photos are rad. Excellent antidote to ubiquitous David LaChappelle photography | |
| Dirty_Otis, on Jan 19, 2010 wrote:
Dusty Hill is a beautiful man. | | Anonymous, on Jan 19, 2010 wrote:
If Lemmy punched you in the face you would be branded with a variety of skull indentations - toast | | Anonymous, on Jan 19, 2010 wrote:
three cheers for buldge..that hat has seen many things | | Anonymous, on Jan 19, 2010 wrote:
i guess it’s true. your ears and nose and moles never stop growing. | | Anonymous, on Jan 19, 2010 wrote:
"bob is way hotter than peaches, and i’m a straight man."
and much less annoying. | | Anonymous, on Jan 19, 2010 wrote:
whenever i see bobby geldof the only thing i can think about are his bleeding nipples. | |
| Kirby Puckett, on Jan 19, 2010 wrote:
I like Geldof but why did he have to have a daughter? | | Anonymous, on Jan 19, 2010 wrote:
bob is way hotter than peaches, and i’m a straight man. | | Anonymous, on Jan 15, 2010 wrote:
i want a zz top hat. | |
| Ilovenicklowe1, on Jan 14, 2010 wrote:
bob geldof is my dream man! shes so modern! Up all night! genius! | | Anonymous, on Jan 14, 2010 wrote:
correction: Lemmy IS Rock&Roll.
| | Anonymous, on Jan 14, 2010 wrote:
Lemmy’s a Rock&Roll machine. | | Anonymous, on Jan 13, 2010 wrote:
amazing to think that Lemmy is still just as cool as he was back then. | | Anonymous, on Jan 13, 2010 wrote:
The guys from ZZTop have, if anything, gotten cooler as the years have gone by...
| | Anonymous, on Jan 13, 2010 wrote:
GODDAMN ABBA!
Lemmy’s aged well, though.
| | Anonymous, on Jan 13, 2010 wrote:
too bad geldorf’s kids are fuuuuuucked up | | Anonymous, on Jan 13, 2010 wrote:
nina. do or dont? | | Anonymous, on Jan 13, 2010 wrote:
BOB IS HOT! | |
| ricenbeans, on Jan 13, 2010 wrote:
i want that man-stache | | Anonymous, on Jan 13, 2010 wrote:
even then, he still doesn’t look nearly as cock hungry as paul stanley. | | Anonymous, on Jan 13, 2010 wrote:
And to think everyone thought Rob Halford was a manly man. Looking back, it was so obvious. | |
| Grant, on Jan 13, 2010 wrote:
The Lemmy photo convinced me I was homosexual for about four seconds. | | |
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