Photographer shares “emotional” story of surprise portrait shoot after meeting “hero” Alex Turner on a train
nme.comAlex Turner on a train.The anecdote was shared by photographer Chris Blood, who took to social media last night (April 29) to recall the time he bumped into his “hero” – Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner – and managed to get some portrait shots of him on a train journey.Taking to Instagram, the photographer shared four images of the Sheffield singer, and used the caption to recall both how the moment arose, and what it meant for him to meet the singer.“Met my hero on a train,” he began.“It’s 2005, a band explodes on MySpace.
They’re dressed like you and their lyrics are a mirror to your life. Bleeding heck, who the fuck are the Arctic Monkeys? After 19 years on repeat it’s now 2024.
Myself and @conor_bloodfilms are travelling back from Paris.“We arrive at Gare Du Nord and Duffy stops in his tracks. He whispers to me ‘I think that’s Alex Turner.’ ‘F**k off!’ I immediately reply.
I gaze over at a guy wearing a leather jacket with long brown hair, his face adorned with aviators. We should probably stop staring as it’s getting weird, sexually and aggressively weird.
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