Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Andrew Zuckerman - Music

A handsome collection of photo portraits of famous musicians, accompanied by surprisingly substantial written pieces by the musicians themselves, mostly circling around the themes of their artistic and creative practice and what music means to them. Subjects including the contemporary and more or less so (Fiona Apple, Julian Casablancas, Bic Runga, Dizzee Rascal), others whose heyday was just a few years earlier (Billy Corgan, Sinead O'Connor), a bunch of classic songwriters and legends of their various fields (Burt Bacharach, Chrissy Hynde, Dave Brubeck, Iggy Pop, Afrika Bambaataa), a smattering of uncategorisable multi-talents and general provocateurs (Laurie Anderson, Henry Rollins, Yoko Ono), and a range of composers of various kinds (Philip Glass, John Williams, Danny Elfman).