John Lydon, The Lydon King, London, 1981, photographed by Chalkie Davies.
Chalkie Davies

John Lydon, The Lydon King, London, 1981

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Chalkie Davies's first studio session with John Lydon, during the Public Image Ltd period. Lydon complained throughout, and seven frames into a twelve-frame roll Davies was close to giving up.

As Lydon got off his stool he turned into profile, and Davies made the last shot lit only by the modelling lights. A portrait of Lydon's anger and his disdain for what he called the "Business of Music."

Photograph by Chalkie Davies. Available as a print signed by the artist. Sizes, edition details and price on request.

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Photographer
Chalkie Davies
Title
John Lydon, The Lydon King, London, 1981
Subject
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Chalkie Davies
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Chalkie Davies

From the last night of Ziggy Stardust to The Specials' first album, Chalkie Davies photographed the musicians who shaped British music in the 1970s and 1980s, for the NME, The Face and Rolling Stone.

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