Instrument

A blog for the photography book Instrument, by Pat Graham. Contains all things that relate to the book Instrument. The link between musician and instrument is emotional, physical—and sometime volatile. INSTRUMENT is a photography book that represents an intensely personal exposure by some of the world's most important and dedicated musicians. Instrument features beautifully photographed iconic instruments with thoughts, stories, and captions about them from the owners/musicians. Instrument features a forward by one of the UK’s most influential guitarist , Johnny Marr. The book includes photographs of Instruments that created some of today’s most loved music. The iconic sleigh bells that can be heard The Beach Boys Good Vibrations and Phil Spector’s wall of sound, The moog that created New Order’s Blue Monday, The organ that gave the Special’s hit Ghost town, The bass from The Pixies, The guitar played by Ian Curtis on Love Will Tear us Apart, Joy Division. Johnny Marr’s Gibson that was played in the height of the Smiths. Etc Etc…All these and many more photographed by Pat Graham with captions from the musicians.

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Hitlåtens historia - Del 2 av 6 - engelsk text / english subtitles | SVT Play

A great film on the New Order song Blue Monday. Also features amazing footage of Moog source that created the bass line and is featured in Instrument.

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Johnny Marr tells the story behind his Gibson 355 that is featured on the cover of Instrument.

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#johnnymarr playing Rory Gallaghers #fender a couple hours ago here in London. #epic @johnnymarrguitar

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#rorygallagher s 1961 #fenderstrat in detail.

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Celebrate Bob Moogs birthday today with  a contact sheet of Bernard Sumner's Moog that he used to create New Orders Blue Monday.

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I have stared a gallery of extra photos from the Instrument series.

Click the image to see more.

Here we have Tim Kerr in his Austin studio holding his prized Gretsch.

If you don't know about Tim you really should.

http://www.timkerr.net/

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In depth interview about Instrument and my photography. If you don't speak spanish use the chrome translate feature.

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Ian Mackaye with his Gibson SG. This clip is from Jem Cohens film Instrument.

The book title Instrument was inspired by this film and the Fugazi song.

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James Mercer playing the guitar his dad gave him

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Hal blaine on the Beach Boys and percussion he used.

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I'm very honored to have been interviewed by Don Irwin of Punk Life on Dissonance FM

The show features a great playlist from Instrument and stories about and from the book.

Download the podcast by clicking the flyer.

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An interview with me about Instrument.

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Classic Built to Spill.

Doug playing his 1987 red Strat. 

"I have played this guitar on every record I ever made" - Doug Martsch

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The Instrument Book Pitch

Here is the original layout from the feature on Instrument which ran in Plus1 Magazine.

This spread was also used as a book pitch to show to interested publishers.

In the end I chose Chronicle books to publish the book. Chronicle has published some of my favorite photographers. Chronicle is one of the most admired and respected publishing companies in the U.S., Chronicle Books was founded in 1967 and over the years has developed a reputation for award-winning, innovative books.

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We are now in the design phase of the book. I'm very happy to share with everyone the cover.  Johnny Marr's Red Gibson 335.