David Bowie, The Clash & More Amazing Rock Stars Snapped By Chalkie Davies

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David Bowie

David Bowie

David Bowie, photographed for the front cover of his 1986 single ‘Absolute Beginners’. “David agreed that there was something special about this frame, and agreed for it to be used,” says Chalkie. “To this day it’s the only time he ever smiled on a cover.”

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The Clash, 1977. Chalkie: “Looking at this photo you can see three distinct characters, each completely different from the other, and just like all the other great bands when you put them together the sum was much greater than the parts.”

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Sid And Nancy. Chalkie: “When I shared a house with Phil Lynott, there were often musicians around. Sid and Nancy came over with them a couple of times, they did not behave like they did in public, they were well behaved and polite. One night I asked them to pose for pictures in our bathroom, they duly obliged and the photo appeared on the front page of the NME.”

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Debbie Harry, 1977. Chalkie: “I had met Debbie Harry a number of times, and when the NME decided to put her on the cover in 1977 I suggested that we shoot the photos in the studio instead of he normal reportage style. Debbie virtually defines the word photogenic and I knew that no matter how little experience I had in the studio we would produce great photos together. ”

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