Leee Childers

This may not be a familiar name to you and it wasn't to me until I was lucky enough to meet him partying at Concorde2 just over a year ago. Leee Childers lived through and documented the true rock & roll years. Managing the likes of Sid Vicious, David Bowie and Johnny Thunders and also living/working alongside people such as Andy Warhol and Iggy Pop. He's an absolute legend and one of the nicest guys I've ever met. I emailed him on a whim when I was in New York last November. Not expecting a reply for a couple of days he wrote back within hours and I met him the following day for drinks and some classic Russian cuisine. Most of the people he was surrounded by in his youth are now dead, it was an absolute privilege to get some inspirational advice and just listen to some of his insane stories about being arrested by the KGB whilst taking what was the epic Siberian Express train route across Russia with David Bowie. I was also treated to a Private view of his latest exhibition which wasnt due to be open for another week. Anyways, enough YACK, here are a few of his photos...

 

 

 

 

 

here is Leee (second from left) hanging out with Sid & Nancy

for more pics go to his WEBSITE