Mick Rock
(1948-2021)

man

Died aged 72

Michael David Rock (born Michael Edward Chester Smith; 21 November 1948 – 18 November 2021) was a British photographer. He photographed rock music acts such as Queen, David Bowie, Waylon Jennings, T. Rex, Syd Barrett, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop and The Stooges, The Sex Pistols, Ozzy Osbourne, The Ramones, Joan Jett, Talking Heads, Roxy Music, Thin Lizzy, Geordie, Mötley Crüe, Blondie and Third Eye Blind. Often referred to as "The Man Who Shot the Seventies", he shot most of the memorable photos of Bowie as Ziggy Stardust in his capacity as Bowie's official photographer.

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Lou Reed and Iggy Pop and the Stooges played their first UK shows here 14-15 July 1972 Mick Rock was there His photos became the LP covers for Transformer and Raw Power

Scala, 275 Pentonville Road, London, United Kingdom where they was