‘US photographer Greg Gorman poses in front of a picture he took of late US musician Michael Jackson in Los Angeles in 1987, during the ‘Color Works’ exhibition at the Museum of Photography in Berlin, Germany, 03 December 2015. The exhibition runs until 22 May 2016.’
ICON: Have you also made friends with these people?
Gorman: I am a good friend of Pierce Brosnan, also John Hurt. I am not a name dropper but I had a good rapport with Michael Jackson as well. Sometimes he called me and we talked.
ICON: There is a photo of Michael Jackson at the exhibition that has never been seen before.
Gorman: Right. Always when I photographed Michael we talked for two hours beforehand. About the concept and what we wanted to do. On that day when this photo was made he told he how he admired my akt photos. So we decided to make a photo that is a bit more revealing. I guess that’s why it hasn’t been seen for so long. This photo of Michael is exhibited for the first time ever.
ICON: Is this your favourite from the exhibition?
Gorman: I am glad that it’s there, yes. But I also like my photo of David Bowie and of Andy Warhol - it’s difficult to decide what I like more, they both invoke nice memories in me.
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