Mick Rock

Biography

Mick Rock was a British photographer who served as David Bowie's official photographer and shot many of the defining images of Bowie as Ziggy Stardust. Born in London, he studied at Cambridge, where he picked up a friend's camera and began photographing the local rock scene. He went on to shoot album covers for Syd Barrett's The Madcap Laughs, Lou Reed's Transformer, Iggy and the Stooges' Raw Power and Queen's Queen II and Sheer Heart Attack. He was chief photographer on The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Shortbus, and he hosted the documentary series On the Record with Mick Rock. The biographical documentary Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock (2017) covered his career, and he received the Diesel U Music Legends Award in 2006. His photographs are held by the National Portrait Gallery, London. He died in 2021.

72years old at death

Born November 21, 1948London
Died November 18, 2021Staten Island
Star sign: ScorpioLast day of the sign, on the Sagittarius cusp
Michael Edward Chester Smith (birth name)Also credited as Michael David Rock

Movie Career

Films: 3
Career span: 12 years2011 to 2023

Every film, newest first

2023Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink FloydIMDb rating 7.4
2017Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of RockIMDb rating 6.8
2011Story Of Queen: Mercury RisingIMDb rating 7.1

Genres

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Behind the camera
For Bowie's Sound and Vision DVD collection, Rock directed and produced the music videos for "John, I'm Only Dancing," "Jean Genie," "Space Oddity," and "Life on Mars."
Behind the camera
Rock hosted the Ovation channel documentary series On the Record with Mick Rock. He traveled the country visiting musicians' hometowns, and every episode included a performance.

Mick Rock movies on Netflix

Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd2023IMDb rating 7.4as Himself
Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock2017IMDb rating 6.8as Self - Photographer
Story Of Queen: Mercury Rising2011IMDb rating 7.1as Self - Photographer

Worked with

Mick Rock shares two films with Syd Barrett, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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