Ross Halfin's Diary
RossHalfin.co.uk
August 3, 2007
"Got home this morning. I was on my own and it was too much hard work in 48c heat. I just was melting all over my cameras. My idea of travel is it's fun without the pressure of the usual stuff I do. Next time I'll get a car and a driver... So, after cooking for a couple of days came home. Picked up some magazines.
The new cover of Q done by me with some of my "BEST FRIENDS" all shot together... Okay I did shoot all of it, but it was done over a couple of months.
Thought I'd write something on the Q cover Guitar Heroes issue and how it was done. Edge was shot in Dublin. He was very professional, turned up a half hour late, apologised and stayed on to make up the time. He asked if I'd ever shot them early on. I told him I'd discovered America and toured with Rush, ACDC, UFO, Ozzy, Aerosmith and that ilk. I liked Edge a lot. The U2 camp is like being in the army, it's run with military precision.
Jack White was in Nashville and we shot at 9am - he's got a daughter so he's up early.
Jimmy Page was in Fulham on the hottest day of the year. I shot quite a lot that wasn't used.
Johnny Marr was in sunny Manchester (look at the sky on the inside spread). I'd never met him, he was a good bloke - as they say in ancient Rome. We talked about Rory Gallagher and how he acted towards people, always gracious.
Slash was in LA, at the bar of the Sunset Marquis Hotel. He did the interview sitting under giant prints of himself.
Matt Bellamy was at the Soho Hotel in London. Terry Hall (Matt's sexy PR) told me I had 15 minutes in a tiny bedroom, with the backdrop taking up the whole room. Steve Peck from Q stepped in and stretched it to 45 minutes while Terry chain-smoked and wouldn't stop talking inbetween blowing smoke all over the room.
Dave Grohl was in Los Angeles. Diamond Dave was so hyper. I was useless, not focused, shot in the evening while I was so jetlagged - I just wanted to go to bed.. At the end of the day I think it worked out well. The Master can still work well, even when half asleep.
Joe Perry was in London inbetween taking a nap and eating at Nobu with Jimmy Page.
I like it - I think it works very well..."
August 3, 2007
"Got home this morning. I was on my own and it was too much hard work in 48c heat. I just was melting all over my cameras. My idea of travel is it's fun without the pressure of the usual stuff I do. Next time I'll get a car and a driver... So, after cooking for a couple of days came home. Picked up some magazines.
The new cover of Q done by me with some of my "BEST FRIENDS" all shot together... Okay I did shoot all of it, but it was done over a couple of months.
Thought I'd write something on the Q cover Guitar Heroes issue and how it was done. Edge was shot in Dublin. He was very professional, turned up a half hour late, apologised and stayed on to make up the time. He asked if I'd ever shot them early on. I told him I'd discovered America and toured with Rush, ACDC, UFO, Ozzy, Aerosmith and that ilk. I liked Edge a lot. The U2 camp is like being in the army, it's run with military precision.
Jack White was in Nashville and we shot at 9am - he's got a daughter so he's up early.
Jimmy Page was in Fulham on the hottest day of the year. I shot quite a lot that wasn't used.
Johnny Marr was in sunny Manchester (look at the sky on the inside spread). I'd never met him, he was a good bloke - as they say in ancient Rome. We talked about Rory Gallagher and how he acted towards people, always gracious.
Slash was in LA, at the bar of the Sunset Marquis Hotel. He did the interview sitting under giant prints of himself.
Matt Bellamy was at the Soho Hotel in London. Terry Hall (Matt's sexy PR) told me I had 15 minutes in a tiny bedroom, with the backdrop taking up the whole room. Steve Peck from Q stepped in and stretched it to 45 minutes while Terry chain-smoked and wouldn't stop talking inbetween blowing smoke all over the room.
Dave Grohl was in Los Angeles. Diamond Dave was so hyper. I was useless, not focused, shot in the evening while I was so jetlagged - I just wanted to go to bed.. At the end of the day I think it worked out well. The Master can still work well, even when half asleep.
Joe Perry was in London inbetween taking a nap and eating at Nobu with Jimmy Page.
I like it - I think it works very well..."
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