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Adele, by Theo Wenner.November 19th, 2015. |
''For her 3rd Rolling Stone cover wenner wanterd a simple, stripped-down look, one that dreaw it's power completely from Adele.When complimented on the results, Adele replied with a Beyonce reference, '' I woke up like this.'' and let loose one of her distinctive belly laughs.''
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Tupac by Danny Clinch |
''Shakur showed up at Clinch's downtown New York loft in the summer of 1993, without an entourage, just one friend.''He was very focused'', Clinch says.The portrait cpatures Shakur's contemplative side, while his tattoos tell another story.''Theres a quiteness and soulfullness he was putting forth that's in that photo.'' Clinch says.''
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Amy Winehouse by Max Vadukul |
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''In may of 2007, Amy has just married Blake Fielder Civil in Miami when Vadukal shot her there in her hotel room.''She is in her own world' says Vadukal, ''sorrounded by this omnipresent light.''But the calm did not extend beyond this photo.A fidgety Winehouse bolted from the photo studio later that day after just 15 minuits shooting for the cover.''
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers by Mark Seliger |
''Mark Seliger proposed turning the band into literal red-hots by covering them with body paint.Flea painted half his face red, then thought 'it looked stupid.'', ''They were 100percent right.''says Seliger, who adds that ''in this cover shot the Chillis were so naked that we had to retouch out some of their pubic hair.''
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Madonna by Herb Ritts |
''This was a save.Ritts flew to Tokyo in 1987, planning to snap photos of Madona all over town, but screaming fans mobbing the Japaneese legs of 'Who's That Girl( made that impossible.So the decision was made to simply shoot the pop star in the bed of her hotel room.''
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Eminem by David LaChapelle |
''The Slim Shady LP has just arrived and the concept of this photo for Eminem's first Rolling Stone cover story_ shot in New York in March of 1999- was as simple as was provocative: ''He was about to blow up.'' remebered photographer LaChapelle.''
Source: Rolling Stone Magazine.