{"product_id":"richard-ashcroft-mgm-grand-1994-the-verve-chris-floyd","title":"Richard Ashcroft, MGM Grand, 1994 - The Verve \u0026 Chris Floyd","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhotographer: Chris Floyd · 1994\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImage details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRichard Ashcroft, MGM Grand, Las Vegas, July 1994\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003et was July 1994 and I had flown into Las Vegas with a journalist to trail\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ethe Verve\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003efor a week while they played the Lollapalooza festival. I was naive and gung-ho, excited to be in America and going on a road trip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe checked in to our hotel, met up with the band and went for dinner. I was in my mid-20s and starting to just about earn a living from photography, but none of the cheques had come through yet. So I barely had enough money for food. We walked around the Strip and ended up in the casino of the MGM Grand hotel, a tacky, gilded palace with a massive reproduction of the Land of Oz in the foyer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRichard Ashcroft , the Verve frontman, is looking quite camp in this image. The thing about him, I realised later, is that he has two sides: the public Richard is serious, intense, extremely self-confident; and the private Richard is very funny and a brilliant mimic. When he tells a story, he’ll do all the voices. I always thought he’d make a good actor. He’s not afraid to ham things up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable in Limited Editions of 10\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted on Hahnemühle Photo Rag ® 340gsm Metallic paper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailable editions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12 x 18\" Limited Edition of 10, signed and numbered by the photographer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Behind The Gallery","offers":[{"title":"12 x 18\"","offer_id":46446771929254,"sku":"","price":625.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/3421\/7126\/files\/12_3ce601f0-fe4d-4bbb-9453-738d3f77a30b.png?v=1765010821","url":"https:\/\/www.behindthegallery.com.au\/products\/richard-ashcroft-mgm-grand-1994-the-verve-chris-floyd","provider":"Behind The Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}