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{{Short description|British photographer (1948–2021)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Mick Rock
| image =
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| alias = Michael David Rock
| birth_name = Michael Edward Chester Smith
| birth_date = {{birth date|1948|11|
| birth_place = [[Hammersmith]], London, England<ref name="theguardian-2021/nov/19/mick-rock-dies"/>
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|11|18|1948|11|
| death_place = [[Staten Island]], New York City, U.S.
| occupation = Photographer
| years_active =
| spouse = Pati Rock
| children = 1
| website = {{URL|
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'''Michael David Rock''' (born '''Michael Edward Chester Smith''';<ref name=thetalks/>
==Early life==
According to most sources, Michael David Rock was born in 1948 in [[Hammersmith]], London, the son of David and Joan Rock,<ref>[http://flattmag.com/art/1395-2/ 'Mick Rock'], ''FLATT magazine'' (Accessed 10 April 2019).</ref> although in a 2017 interview he stated that his birth name was Michael Edward Chester Smith, and his birth was the result of his mother's relationship with an American airman.<ref name=thetalks>[https://the-talks.com/interview/mick-rock/ "Mick Rock: I Blame the Name", ''The Talks'', 2017]. Retrieved 19 November 2021
He was educated at [[Emanuel School]] in London, and [[Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge]], graduating with a degree in Medieval and Modern Languages.<ref name="cai.cam.ac.uk-19482021">{{cite web |title=The Man Who Shot the Seventies: Mick Rock (1948-2021) |url=https://www.cai.cam.ac.uk/news/man-who-shot-seventies-mick-rock-19482021 |website=[[Gonville & Caius]] |access-date=20 November 2021 |language=en |date=20 November 2021}}</ref><ref name="bbc-news-59344065">{{cite news |title=Mick Rock: David Bowie, Iggy Pop and Queen photographer dies at 72 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-59344065 |access-date=20 November 2021 |work=[[BBC News]] |date=19 November 2021}}</ref><ref>'Cambridge University Tripos Lists', ''Times'', 26 June 1967.</ref> While at Cambridge, he developed an interest in 19th century Romantic poetry{{mdash}}principally the works of [[Arthur Rimbaud|Rimbaud]], [[Charles Baudelaire|Baudelaire]], [[Percy Bysshe Shelley|Shelley]], and [[George Gordon Byron, Lord Byron|Byron]]{{mdash}}and his first appearance in the press came after he was arrested for [[marijuana]] possession.<ref name="theguardian-2021/nov/19/mick-rock-dies"/><ref>[https://www.andrewpurcell.net/?p=2175 'Mick Rock: from "Receiver" to Transformer'], ''andrewpurcell.net'', 6 July 2015 (Accessed 10 April 2019).</ref><ref name="once_a_caian._issue_3">[https://www.cai.cam.ac.uk/sites/default/files/downloads/once_a_caian._issue_3.pdf ''Once a Caian...''], Issue 3, Spring 2006, pp. 16-7. (Accessed 10 April 2019)</ref>
==Career==▼
During his time at Cambridge, Rock picked up a friend's camera and started to take pictures of the local rock music scene, acquiring some friends and contacts along the way (including Cambridge native [[Syd Barrett]] and [[Mick Jagger]]'s younger brother [[Chris Jagger|Chris]]).<ref>[http://www.classicbands.com/MickRockInterview.html 'Gary James' Interview with Photographer Mick Rock'], ''classicbands.com'' (Accessed 10 April 2019).</ref><ref>[https://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/technique/interviews/rock-ages-mick-rock-98186 'Mick Rock interview: Shooting David Bowie portraits'], ''Amateur Photographer'', 4 December 2016 (Accessed 10 April 2019).</ref>▼
▲==Career==
In addition to his work with Bowie, whom he met in early 1972, Rock also created album covers for Barrett's ''[[The Madcap Laughs]]'', [[Waylon Jennings]]'s ''[[Lonesome, On'ry and Mean]]'', [[Lou Reed]]'s ''[[Transformer (Lou Reed album)|Transformer]]'' and ''[[Coney Island Baby]]'', [[Iggy Pop]] and [[the Stooges]]' ''[[Raw Power]]'', [[Queen (band)|Queen]]'s ''[[Queen II]]'' (recreated for their music video "[[Bohemian Rhapsody]]") and ''[[Sheer Heart Attack]]'', [[Geordie (band)|Geordie]]'s ''[[Don't Be Fooled by the Name]]'', [[the Ramones]]' ''[[End of the Century]]'', and [[Joan Jett]]'s ''[[I Love Rock 'n' Roll (album)|I Love Rock 'n' Roll]]''.<ref name="BBC">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6613107.stm Photographer lives the Rock dream] BBC News. Retrieved 25 May 2011</ref><ref name="nme-anderson-2010">{{cite web|access-date=2021-08-19|title=The stunning photography of Mick Rock|url=https://www.nme.com/photos/the-stunning-photography-of-mick-rock-1418872|date=10 November 2010|website=NME}}</ref>▼
▲During his time at Cambridge, Rock rowed in the [[Caius Boat Club|Caius First VIII]],<ref name="once_a_caian._issue_3"/> and also picked up a friend's camera and started to take pictures of the local rock music scene, acquiring some friends and contacts along the way (including Cambridge native [[Syd Barrett]] and [[Mick Jagger]]'s younger brother [[Chris Jagger|Chris]]).<ref>[http://www.classicbands.com/MickRockInterview.html 'Gary James' Interview with Photographer Mick Rock'], ''classicbands.com'' (Accessed 10 April 2019).</ref><ref>[https://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/technique/interviews/rock-ages-mick-rock-98186 'Mick Rock interview: Shooting David Bowie portraits'], ''Amateur Photographer'', 4 December 2016 (Accessed 10 April 2019).</ref><ref name="washingtonpost-obituaries">{{cite news |last1=Schudel |first1=Matt |title=Mick Rock, photographer who created indelible images of rock greats, dies at 72 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2021/11/19/mick-rock-dead/ |access-date=20 November 2021 |work=Washington Post |date=20 November 2021}}</ref>
▲In addition to his work with Bowie, whom he met in early 1972, Rock also created album covers for Barrett's ''[[The Madcap Laughs]]'', [[Waylon Jennings]]'s ''[[Lonesome, On'ry and Mean]]'', [[Lou Reed]]'s ''[[Transformer (Lou Reed album)|Transformer]]'' and ''[[Coney Island Baby]]'', [[Iggy Pop]] and [[the Stooges]]' ''[[Raw Power]]'', [[Queen (band)|Queen]]'s ''[[Queen II]]'' (recreated for their music video "[[Bohemian Rhapsody]]") and ''[[Sheer Heart Attack]]'', [[Geordie (band)|Geordie]]'s ''[[Don't Be Fooled by the Name]]'', [[the Ramones]]' ''[[End of the Century]]'', and [[Joan Jett]]'s ''[[I Love Rock 'n' Roll (album)|I Love Rock 'n' Roll]]''.<ref name="BBC">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6613107.stm Photographer lives the Rock dream] BBC News. Retrieved 25 May 2011</ref><ref name="nme-anderson-2010">{{cite web|access-date=
He was the chief photographer on the films ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'',<ref>{{cite news |title=Legendary music photographer Mick Rock has died, aged 72 |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/legendary-music-photographer-mick-rock-has-died-aged-72-3099649 |access-date=20 November 2021 |work=[[NME]] |date=19 November 2021}}</ref><ref name="nme-obituary-3100070">{{cite news |last1=McMahon |first1=James |title=Mick Rock, 1948-2021: iconic photographer who brought pop’s greatest to life |url=https://www.nme.com/features/music-features/mick-rock-1948-2021-obituary-3100070 |access-date=20 November 2021 |work=NME |date=19 November 2021}}</ref> ''[[Hedwig and the Angry Inch (film)|Hedwig and the Angry Inch]]'', and ''[[Shortbus]]''. He also produced and directed the music videos "[[John, I'm Only Dancing]]",<ref name="theguardian-2021/nov/19/mick-rock-dies">{{cite news |title=Mick Rock, famed music photographer and ‘man who shot the 70s’, dies aged 72 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/nov/19/mick-rock-music-photographer-dies-david-bowie-queen |access-date=20 November 2021 |work=[[the Guardian]] |date=19 November 2021 |language=en}}</ref> "[[Jean Genie]]", "[[Space Oddity]]", and "[[Life on Mars?|Life on Mars]]" on Bowie's ''Sound and Vision'' DVD collection.
His photo subjects include [[The Misfits (band)|The Misfits]], [[Snoop Dogg]], [[Air Traffic]], [[Maxwell (musician)|Maxwell]], [[Alicia Keys]], [[The Gossip]], [[Lady Gaga]], [[Richard Barone]], [[The Killers]], [[The Scissor Sisters]], [[Michael Bublé]], [[Miley Cyrus]], [[Michael Stipe]], [[Kate Moss]], [[The Yeah Yeah Yeahs]], [[The Chemical Brothers]], [[Janelle Monáe]], [[Queens of the Stone Age]], [[Daft Punk]], [[Kasabian]], [[Snow Patrol]], [[Daniel Merriweather]], [[Black Keys]], [[Hall & Oates]], [[Peter, Bjorn and John]], [[MGMT]], [[Alejandro Escovedo]], [[Pete Yorn]], [[Gavin Degraw]], [[Peaches (musician)|Peaches]], [[Fat Joe]], [[Rhymefest]], [[Nas]], [[Q-Tip (musician)|Q-Tip]], [[Jane's Addiction]], [[Tom Stoppard]], and old friends Bowie, Lou Reed, Debbie Harry, Joan Jett, Mötley Crüe, Nicos Gun, and Iggy Pop.<ref name="nme-anderson-2010"/><ref name="nme-anderson-2011">{{cite web|access-date=2021-08-19|title=From Iggy Pop to Janelle Monae, the stunning photography of Mick Rock|url=https://www.nme.com/photos/from-iggy-pop-to-janelle-monae-the-stunning-photography-of-mick-rock-1404179|date=6 December 2011|website=NME}}</ref><ref name="nme-2009">{{cite web|access-date=2021-08-19|title=Rockarchive - classic images from the vaults|url=https://www.nme.com/photos/rockarchive-classic-images-from-the-vaults-1411556|date=8 January 2009|website=NME}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=2021-08-19|title=Raw Power: Rare Iggy Pop photos by Mick Rock|url=https://www.nme.com/photos/raw-power-rare-iggy-pop-photos-by-mick-rock-1430973|date=5 March 2013|website=NME}}</ref>▼
▲His photo subjects include [[The Misfits (band)|The Misfits]], [[Snoop Dogg]], [[Air Traffic]], [[Maxwell (musician)|Maxwell]], [[Alicia Keys]], [[The Gossip]], [[Lady Gaga]], [[Richard Barone]], [[The Killers]], [[The Scissor Sisters]], [[Michael Bublé]], [[Miley Cyrus]], [[Michael Stipe]], [[Kate Moss]], [[The Yeah Yeah Yeahs]], [[The Chemical Brothers]], [[Janelle Monáe]], [[Queens of the Stone Age]], [[Daft Punk]], [[Kasabian]], [[Snow Patrol]], [[Daniel Merriweather]], [[Black Keys]], [[Hall & Oates]], [[Peter, Bjorn and John]], [[MGMT]], [[Alejandro Escovedo]], [[Pete Yorn]], [[Gavin Degraw]], [[Peaches (musician)|Peaches]], [[Fat Joe]], [[Rhymefest]], [[Nas]], [[Q-Tip (musician)|Q-Tip]], [[Jane's Addiction]], [[Tom Stoppard]], the [[Foo Fighters]] and old friends Bowie, Lou Reed, Debbie Harry, Joan Jett, Mötley Crüe, Nicos Gun, and Iggy Pop.<ref name="nme-anderson-2010"/><ref name="nme-anderson-2011">{{cite web|access-date=
Rock received the Diesel U Music Legends Award for his contribution to Music in late 2006.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2021-08-19|title=Diesel-U-Music Awards 2006|url=https://www.music-news.com/news/UK/12120/Read|website=Music-News.com}}</ref>▼
▲Rock received the Diesel U Music Legends Award for his contribution to Music in late 2006.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=
==Exhibitions==
*''Rock'n Roll Eye: the photography of Mick Rock'', [[Tokyo Photographic Art Museum]], 2003.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=
*''Rock 'n' Roll Icons: the photography of Mick Rock'', [[Urbis|Urbis Cultural Centre]], Manchester, UK, 2005/6.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=
== Television ==
Rock was the host of ''On the Record with Mick Rock'', a documentary series on the [[Ovation (U.S. TV channel)|Ovation channel]].<ref>{{cite web|access-date=
== Film ==
''Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock'' (2016) is a biographical documentary about Rock, directed by [[Barnaby Clay]], produced by [[Monica Hampton]].<ref>{{cite web|access-date=
==Personal life==
Rock moved to New York in the mid-1970s<ref name="nytimes-2011-rocked">{{cite news |last1=Morris |first1=Bob |title=Mick Rock Survives the ’70s to Shoot Again |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/15/fashion/mick-rock-70s-photographer-has-new-exhibition.html |access-date=20 November 2021 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=14 December 2011}}</ref> and lived in [[New York City]] on [[Staten Island]] with his wife, Pati Rock and their daughter.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Vora |first1=Shivani |title=How Mick Rock, Music Photographer, Spends His Sundays |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/24/nyregion/mick-rock-photographer-sunday-routine.html |access-date=14 August 2021 |work=New York Times |date=24 March
He died on
==Album cover photography==
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* ''[[Rock and Roll Heart]]'' – Lou Reed (1976)
* ''[[Timeless Flight]]'' – Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel (1976)
* ''[[DMZ (DMZ album)|DMZ]]'' – DMZ (1978)
* ''[[We Have Come for Your Children]]'' – [[Dead Boys]] (1978)
* ''[[The Candidate (album)|The Candidate]]'' – [[Steve Harley]] (1979)
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* ''[[The Blue Mask]]'' – Lou Reed (1982)
* ''[[Teaser (Angela Bofill album)|Teaser]]'' – [[Angela Bofill]] (1983)
* ''[[Nightlife (Cobra Verde album)|Nightlife]]'' - [[Cobra Verde (band)|Cobra Verde]] (1999)
* ''[[Out of the Vein]]'' – [[Third Eye Blind]] (2003)
* ''[[The Quality of Mercy (album)|The Quality of Mercy]]'' – Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel (2005)
* ''[[Parallax (Atlas Sound album)|Parallax]]'' – [[Atlas Sound]] (2011)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fitzmaurice |first1=Larry |title=Atlas Sound Announces New Album |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/43632-atlas-sound-announces-new-album/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=19 November 2021 |date=24 August 2011}}</ref>
* '' Cool Blue Halo: 25th Anniversary Concert '' – [[Richard Barone]] (2012)
* ''[[Underneath the Rainbow (album)|Underneath the Rainbow]]'' – [[Black Lips]] (2014)
* ''[[Plastic Hearts]]'' – [[Miley Cyrus]] (2020)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kaufman |first1=Gil |title=Miley Cyrus is a Pop Queen on Dramatic ‘Plastic Hearts’ Album Cover |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/miley-cyrus-plastic-hearts-album-cover-9484634/ |website=Billboard |access-date=19 November 2021 |date=16 November 2020}}</ref>
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==Publications==
*''A Photographic Record 1969–1980'' (Century 22, 1995)
*''Glam: An Eyewitness Account'' (foreword by Bowie) (Omnibus, 2006)<ref name="latimes-mick-rock-dies">{{cite news |last1=Roberts |first1=Randall |title=David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Queen: Photographer Mick Rock captured stars of glam rock and beyond |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-11-19/mick-rock-dies-david-bowie-photographer |access-date=20 November 2021 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=19 November 2021}}</ref>
*''Psychedelic Renegades / Syd Barrett'' (Genesis, 2002)
*''Moonage Daydream / Ziggy Stardust'' (with Bowie) (Genesis). {{ISBN|978-1-84403-380-5}}.
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*''Classic Queen'' (Sterling, 2007). {{ISBN|978-1-4027-5192-9}}.
*''Tamashii: Mick Rock Meets Kanzaburo'' (Kabuki Theatre Photos) (Hachette Fujingaho, Japan, 2007)
*''Psychedelic Renegades'' (Gingko, 2007)<ref>{{cite web|website=Rolling Stone|access-date=
*''Mick Rock Exposed'' (Chronicle, 2010).<ref>{{cite web|access-date=
==DVDs==
* ''Punk Drunk Love: The Images of Mick Rock'' (Panoramica, 2007)<ref>{{cite news |title=Photographer lives the Rock dream |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6613107.stm|publisher=[[BBC News]] |access-date=20 November 2021 |date=10 May 2007}}</ref>
==Collections==
Rock's work is held in the following permanent collection:
*[[National Portrait Gallery, London]]: 2 prints (as of 15 May 2023)<ref name="npg"/>
==References==
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