SCORPIONS Remember Storm Thorgerson - "He Shot The Cover For Lovedrive In The Back Of A Rolls Royce Owned By ELTON JOHN At That Time"
April 23, 2013, 11 years ago
Storm Thorgerson, the artist who over an illustrious 40 year career was responsible for artwork for bands and musicians including PINK FLOYD, LED ZEPPELIN and BLACK SABBATH among countless others, died peacefully on April 18th after a battle with cancer at the age of 69.
Thorgerson was key member of the graphic art group Hipgnosis, and designed many of their most famous single and album covers, including Pink Floyd's The Dark Side Of The Moon, which has been called one of the greatest album covers of all time.
In the late '70s, Thorgerson worked with the SCORPIONS who have issued the following statement:
"We are saddened by the news of the passing of Storm Thorgerson, our graphic cover designer for the albums Lovedrive and Animal Magnetism. He was truly a genius artist and we remember every time he came over to the Dierks Studios in Cologne to show us a selection of his brilliant work. It was always a lot of fun, we loved his British humour. You can tell, when you take a look at Animal Magnetism. He shot the cover for Lovedrive in the back of a Rolls Royce owned by ELTON JOHN at that time. It became a classic and one of the most favourite album covers for Scorpions fans around the world. Our hearts go out to his family at this very said time."
