Povestea coperţii albumului Soundgarden, "Superunknown"

Fotograful Kevin Westenberg a dat detalii despre poza cu "elfii care ţipă" de pe celebrul disc din 1994

Unii susţin că pe coperta celui mai bine vândut album Soundgarden, Superunknown, sunt nişte elfi care ţipă, dar elfii sunt de fapt Chris Cornell, flancat de colegii de trupă Ben Shepherd şi Kim Thayil.

Fotograful Kevin Westenberg a postat poza originală pe contul său de Instagram, povestind că rezultatul final al acesteia a fost un "fericit accident".

"De-a lungul carierei mele am lucrat cu foarte multi art-directori la care m-am raportat ca la nişte eroi. Au fost multe discuţii despre concepte şi teorii despre cum să faci să iasă perfect ceea ce vrei să ilustrezi şi cum intervine o eroare care te ajută fix în acest sens. Exact asta s-a întâmplat în cazul pozei despre coperta discului Superunknown. În acea zi când am făcut poza, nu aveam nici un plan despre vreo copertă de disc. De cele mai multe ori, când lucrezi cu muzicieni, nu contează cărui stil aparţin, rar se întâmplă să aibă clar în cap ce vor." a declarat Westenberg.

"A fost o zi în care mi-am depăşit punctul de epuizare în mod constant. Dar când e vorba de creativitate, acest lucru nu e niciodată negativ. Dacă aş fi avut emoţii pentru că lucrez cu Soundgarden, trupă pe care am apreciat-o foarte mult, mi-ar fi dăunat foarte mult. La acel moment nu mi-am dat seama căt de bine s-a potrivit poză cu multitudinea de idei muzicale pe care o găsim pe album. A fost pur şi simplu treabă de noroc."

"Am fost dezamăgit că de pe copertă a fost decupat bateristul Matt Cameron. Nu a fost alegerea mea. De unde a venit însă ideea că rezultatul fotografiei aduce cu nişte elfi care ţipă, habar nu am. Cu siguranţă nu am avut aşa ceva în cap" a concis fotograful.

 

I'm fortunate that during my career I have worked with many of my art director heroes. There have been many discussions concerning visual philosophy and theory as to what makes something work, and why the opposite holds true. In some ways this cover was just one glorious accident. There was no real plan on the day of the album shoot for SUPERUNKNOWN. Most times with every musician, no matter which style of music I was working around the world, there would rarely be a plan. During those jobbing years where there were crazy budgets and infinite patience on the part of all involved, a level of trust was earned. Looking back I suppose my level of trust in the business at this stage was fairly high. To the point where I would think of the atmosphere to create and the technical ability needed to achieve the vision and then we just go for it with the blessings of all the moneymen. The level of consultation and planning was also minimal, as you never wanted to let them see you sweat. It was all about the end result and as my confidence during all those prime years was never an issue, there were also never any moments where I took my foot off the throttle. I pushed myself to the point of exhaustion constantly. If there were no nerves before a big shoot like this one with SOUNDGARDEN, then you're walking dead. Forget it. I knew the stakes were high for this band that I loved so much. The absolute need to perform was there throughout. Also, as someone who was born in Seattle but had by then immigrated to the UK, it was even more important. Maximum creative pressure is never a bad thing. This here is the full frame used for the album cover for SUPERUNKNOWN. While constructing the idea, I never expected this to somehow ever equate with the fantastic range of musical ideas created on the album. There’s always an added bit of luck and happenstance thrown in as well. Side note; I was always disappointed that Matt was cut out of the cover by the crop. Not my choice. Also, where did the name ‘Screaming Elf’ ever come from? Definitely not my choice! Good Times. Photo: Kevin Westenberg. #kevinwestenberg #realfilmrealwestenberg #soundgarden

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May 25, 2017 at 3:06pm PDT

Liderul Soundgarden s-a sinucis pe 18 mai în camera unui hotel din Detroit, după ce a susţinut un concert în acest oraş cu trupa sa.

Sursă: Team Rock

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