Storm Thorgerson has died

[AndySlash]

you might not know his name, but you surely know his work. from pink floyd to led zeppelin to the cranberries to phish to the mars volta to muse (and many more!), he is responsible for some of the most iconic album imagery in music history.

18 April 2013

Storm Thorgerson Died This Afternoon

We are saddened by the news that long-time Pink Floyd graphic genius, friend and collaborator, Storm Thorgerson, has died. Our thoughts are with his family and many friends.

David Gilmour has made the following statement:

We first met in our early teens. We would gather at Sheep's Green, a spot by the river in Cambridge and Storm would always be there holding forth, making the most noise, bursting with ideas and enthusiasm. Nothing has ever really changed.

He has been a constant force in my life, both at work and in private, a shoulder to cry on and a great friend.

"The artworks that he created for Pink Floyd from 1968 to the present day have been an inseparable part of our work.

I will miss him.

David Gilmour

[nyquillyn]

[AndySlash]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22210378

Storm Thorgerson, whose album cover artwork includes Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon, has died aged 69, the band's management has confirmed.

A childhood friend of the founding members of the band, he became their designer-in-chief, fashioning a string of eye-catching creations.

Most-famously he designed the prism spreading a spectrum of colour across The Dark Side Of The Moon.

His credits also include albums by Led Zeppelin, Peter Gabriel and Muse.

A statement on the Pink Floyd.com official site said: "We are saddened by the news that long-time Pink Floyd graphic genius, friend and collaborator, Storm Thorgerson, has died.

"Our thoughts are with his family and many friends."

Thorgerson began his career with UK design group Hipgnosis, founded in the late 1960s and his distinctive style made him one of the industry's most recognisable artists.

There was the mournful-looking cow on the front of Atom Heart Mother, the burning businessman on the sleeve of Wish You Were Here, the giant pig flying over Battersea Power Station and - most famously of all - the prism spreading a spectrum of colour across The Dark Side Of The Moon.

He told the BBC in 2009: "It's a nice but simple idea. Refracting light through a prism is a common feature in nature, as in a rainbow. I would like to claim it, but unfortunately it's not mine!"

The idea was sparked by Pink Floyd's keyboard player, the late Richard Wright, he explained.

"He said, somewhat provocatively, 'Let's not have one of your photos, we've had your photos before. Can't we have a change? A cool graphic - something smart, tidy, elegant.'

[dimejinky99]

Just came to post this. RIP.

[epilogue]

Suck.

RIP

[LetMeSleep]

Sad news. I saw an exhibition of his artwork in London a few years back. I might just spin Wish You Were Here now. Plus I love Welcome To The Machine.

[Birds in Hell]

RIP

[PHATJ]

Well this sucks. He is probably my favorite artist of all time. He will be missed.

[diesel]

brilliant man. my faves were the mars volta, wish you were here, pulse covers