Intervista a Corbijn U2 - Depeche Mode
Inviato: ven ago 05, 2005 9:44 pm
Un pezzo di intervista tratto da U2tour.de ad Anton Corbjin.
Björn:
As you described in your book this journey also developed into a friendship between you and the band, still you also work for them. Isn't that difficult?
Anton:
It's a friendship that started as a working relation - and work is still work for me. In the beginning whenever I saw them I took pictures of them. Nowadays I see them much more often, but I hardly ever take pictures of that. Its just a very pleasant working relationship now. I am trying to do the best pictures I can of them, because it really means something if you work so long together. I actually work harder when I shoot U2 or Depeche Mode, because I don`t take it for granted and I want to prove that I am the right guy. There a so many people out there who would like to have my job.
Björn:
So how does it feel then we you see pictures of U2 or Depeche Mode taken by somebody else than yourself?
Anton:
Its always interesting to see what other people make out of it. With U2 there are sometimes photos that I like, with Depeche mode hardly ever maybe even never. It feels foreign and it lacks the understanding apart from the obvious of Depeche Mode. With U2: they can give a lot of themselves and so therefore its sometimes interesting what comes out of it. The problem is that most people lack a vision and that's the problem. I think what I have done with U2 and Depeche over the years was expressing a vision behind it and not just a pure reportage, a documentation. But sure my vision is subjective and I accept that.
Björn:
Whats the difference in working with U2 and Depeche Mode?
Anton:
Well in U2 its always about meetings, they discuss everything! Depeche Mode just go ahead, their thinking is very different. When I tell them my ideas they just say 'ok, lets do it'. U2 always think really big, I think in smaller scales and sometimes bring them back to earth in the process.
Björn:
As you described in your book this journey also developed into a friendship between you and the band, still you also work for them. Isn't that difficult?
Anton:
It's a friendship that started as a working relation - and work is still work for me. In the beginning whenever I saw them I took pictures of them. Nowadays I see them much more often, but I hardly ever take pictures of that. Its just a very pleasant working relationship now. I am trying to do the best pictures I can of them, because it really means something if you work so long together. I actually work harder when I shoot U2 or Depeche Mode, because I don`t take it for granted and I want to prove that I am the right guy. There a so many people out there who would like to have my job.
Björn:
So how does it feel then we you see pictures of U2 or Depeche Mode taken by somebody else than yourself?
Anton:
Its always interesting to see what other people make out of it. With U2 there are sometimes photos that I like, with Depeche mode hardly ever maybe even never. It feels foreign and it lacks the understanding apart from the obvious of Depeche Mode. With U2: they can give a lot of themselves and so therefore its sometimes interesting what comes out of it. The problem is that most people lack a vision and that's the problem. I think what I have done with U2 and Depeche over the years was expressing a vision behind it and not just a pure reportage, a documentation. But sure my vision is subjective and I accept that.
Björn:
Whats the difference in working with U2 and Depeche Mode?
Anton:
Well in U2 its always about meetings, they discuss everything! Depeche Mode just go ahead, their thinking is very different. When I tell them my ideas they just say 'ok, lets do it'. U2 always think really big, I think in smaller scales and sometimes bring them back to earth in the process.