Legendary Photographer JIm Marshall passes away
The world has lost a great cultural icon ,
Jim Marshall passed away lastnight in NYC
at the age of 74. I was proud to call him my friend for the last 22 years.
I met him on tour when i was playing with The Cult.
Our singer Ian Astbury asked Jim to join us on tour. He traveled with us on many adventures
across America, as we open for Metallica on The Justice For All Tour. Being a huge fan of Rock n Roll
and the people Jim photographed I picked Jims brain for stories of his glory days behind the scenes
of the greats he shot like The Doors, Hendrix, Bob Dylan, The Who, Stones, The Beatles, Janis Joplin and many more.
His Jazz photography was unparalleled. He shot Jazz greats John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Monk among others.
He captured the essense of the personality behind the musician, By capturing them in their natural state. He wasn't a fan of posed sessions and always carried 3 german film cameras around his neck to capture the perfect moment.
The stories that went with the photographs were mesmerizing , The famous photo of Johnny Cash flipping the bird was actually at Jim himself, Jim was the only photographer allowed at The Beatles last concert. The Stones invited Jim into the Exile on Main ST sessions as he captured
classic moments. I have many of his pieces and have always told those stories he told me with pride as I share them with visitors at my house. He once sent me his entire collection of drummers he had shot, Ringo to Max Roach. I was overwhelmed with his kindness and felt honored that I knew him. He lived in the same house in San Francisco that was a museum for the music lover. I spent time there drinking scotch, which he loved, scouring through his file cabinets of stuff he forgot he had shot. He just sent me a photo of Miles Davis that was unreleased because he learned I named my French Bull Dog after the jazz legend.
He was a sweet gentle man who had a rough exterior from years of hard living. I will miss him dearly , but am grateful that I met him and was able to call him my friend,
Say hello to all your old friends for me, Jimi,Janis, Coltrane ,Lennon, and Miles
I love you JIM
Matt
Global Sound Lodge To play with Donovan
Had the pleasure of working with legendary folk singer Donovan in my studio
on Saturday. March 19th Global Sound Lodge which is myself and longtime music partner Lanny Cordola
will Join Donovan on stage at The EL Rey Theater and we will join him on his classic Atlantis.
It is all to benefit the David Lynch foundation.
Iggy Rules
Found an old shot of me and the boys back a few years
around the time I joined Guns. Me,Slash and Duff played With
Iggy for the release party of his album Brick by Brick
I remember how fun that was
Global Sound Lodge up and running on ITunes
Global Sound Lodge first track is available on itunes today.
The song is called Hands Together, Vocals by Lanny Cordola and myself
with guest solo by Slash.
all proceeds will be donated for Haiti relief.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hands-together-feat-slash/id358504923
Also congrats to Slash on the release of his solo album.
I know how hard he has worked on it. At least a year or more.
He has been wanting to do this as long as I have known him.
So Bravo!!!!
Congrats Shaun!!!
Congrats to Shaun White for his amazing Gold medal win
he is a super cool guy and I am proud to say I know him
New project Global Sound Lodge for Haiti
Long time musical partner Lanny Cordola and myself have formed Global Sound Lodge a new musical consciousness. Our first song entitled "Hands Together" was written for the Hatian people in this time of tragedy in their homeland. We hope to build a group of international musicians with varied humanitarian efforts based on situations around the world that need our attention. John Coltrane believed music can heal the world in his song "Love Supreme". John Lennon had this vision as well. GSL have songs ready to record for Aung San Suu Kyi, Neda who was shot during the Iranian elections.
After many years traveling the world playing music and meeting so many people. I believe it is in us all to come together with love and music to help one another.
check out www.globalsoundlodge.com for more info
love one another my friends,
Matt
MUSIC NEWS
A SPECIAL PRIVATE SESSIONS: SONGS FOR HAITI
On Sunday, A&E and the BIO Channel will air a special edition of Private Sessions called Private Sessions: Songs for Haiti. On the special, the series will revisit some of its best performances, including songs by Dee Snider, Annie Lennox, Matt Sorum, Dave Stewart and others. The two-hour show will also raise awareness for relief efforts in Haiti and representatives from the American Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders and Save the Children will all speak with host Lynn Hoffman. The show airs Sunday from 8 to 10 AM Eastern and Pacific on A&E and the BIO Channel.
Motorhead Memories
hey friends just found some cool shots with Motorhead guys
thought I would share
had so much fun with them, It was a life changing experience
Matt
thats me with Reverend Horton Heat as well
Stilettos rock Hilton
Darling Stilettos rocked The Barry Manilow theater at The Hilton in vegas Jan 2nd
heres a couple of shots of the girls during their glam set, me and Nick during the intro piece
and before we went on we had a great warm up from Terrisa and Company dancers from Vegas
thanks to Terrisa and her girls.
this venue hosted Elvis for 841 soldout shows in a row.
