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What was it like to be a music photographer in the 90s and 00s?

Underexposed - notes from the pit

Hayley Madden spent two decades documenting the stars, the scenes and the chaos behind the music industry. From NME, Vox and Rocksound to major record labels, she photographed stars from Liam Gallagher, Eminem and Foo Fighters through to Jon Bon Jovi, Justin Bieber and Cypress Hill.

 

Along the way she discovered that life behind the camera was far less glamorous than it looked - filled with tight budgets, impossible deadlines and plenty of absurd moments.

 

Underexposed is an entertaining and refreshingly honest account of what it was like to spend twenty years photographing rock stars. With many unpublished photographs and revealing behind-the-scenes stories, this candid memoir captures a unique era in music and photography, charting the industry's transformation from film to the dawn of the digital age.

Louder than words

Come and visit me at Louder than Words where Kyle will try to stop me wittering on about my new memoir - and you can ask me some questions about Life, the Universe and everything....

Name dropper

Okay - you want actual celebs and are not interested in me at all:

A few of the people in the book:

Liam Gallagher - he is a nice person

Eminem - he served me tea

Justin Beiber - just a kid

Foo Fighters - capturring Dave Grohl

Queens of the Stoneage - and DAve Grohl again

Cypress Hill - Intimate moments

Oasis - Knebworth

Damon Albarn - football shenanigans

Prince - restricted

Bono, U2 - kiss and tell

....if you want to know more than buy the book!

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