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THE TIMES
26th December 1998
- "Trapped By The Pictures Of The Past"
- by Mark Hodkinson
- in an article about Kevin Cummins
- ...If Cummins has an eye for the unusual or the extravagant, it serves him well in his profession as one of the country's leading rock photographers. Since rising to eminence during the punk era, he has photographed a wealth of stars, from David Bowie to the Rolling Stones, the Sex Pistols to Oasis. His work has been heavily profiled in the New Musical Express (NME), where he has contributed scores of cover shots.
- In recent years his photographs of Oasis have become indelible rock images. "I photographed them quite early on in their career. Their record label just said to me, 'they're City fans from Manchester, you're bound to like them' [Cummins being a lifelong City fan]."
- His first session with them was aborted when the band was refused entry into Holland after fighting broke out on the ferry carrying them across the North Sea. "I had flown out the day before and was with Noel Gallagher waiting for the others. There'd been a punch up or something with some Chelsea fans and they were sent straight back to England."
- Subsequent sessions were given a uniquely City theme. In London they were photographed in Flitcroft Street [in tribute to Garry Flitcroft, the former City player], while Maine Road was used as a backdrop when the Gallagher brothers donned their City shirts with the aptly named club sponsor, Brother, stamped across them. Unfortunately, the pictures were rejected as potential cover shots by the NME. "The editor told me the paper was for winners, not losers." Cummins's eyes narrow and his lips purse.
c 1998 Andrew Turner
aturner@interalpha.co.uk
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