![]() This was after a good few years in less successful bands since punk, so I was making the most of my fame lets just say that. Grant Fleming: Well Carl / Louder Than War, thanks for wanting to know about all this … so, this 1988 trip in particular came about as I had set it as my first test to myself to see if I could hack it in conflict zones as a photo-journalist, a career change in itself as I’d previously been living ‘the easy life’, touring the world as a rock star (ha ha I’m not actually so serious about that), and holed up in Hollywood living the whole sex ‘n’ drugs ‘n’ rock ‘n’ roll life. ![]() ![]() Was it a personal ambition to document what was going on in Central America around that time? Right now it’s all about your photography exhibition ‘Hasta La Victoria’, a powerful collection of images taken during a trip you made to Central America and its war torn states and covering the fighting and revolutionary upheaval of late 80s.Ĭan you tell us please how the trip and project came about. Hi Grant and thanks for dropping by Louder Than War. In the interview below he talks about his influences and inspirations, how Joe Strummer gave him his nickname, how he got into photography, how he escaped with his life in Central America and even the controversial collapse of his film covering DJ Paul Oakenfold. In this fascinating in-depth interview Louder Than War caught up with Grant to cover all the above and much more. A charismatic and extremely striking collection of images, the ‘Hasta La Victoria’ exhibition is currently showing at selected venues from Brighton to Glasgow before it moves on to Spain, the US and eventually it’s final destination, Nicaragua. Navigating his way into the heart of the action he captured not only the chaos and destruction of the battle-zones and war itself, but also the spirit and energy of the people too. It features images taken from his one man mission to the war-torn revolutionary countries of Central America which he went on just as the UK was experiencing house music and the ‘second summer of Love’ 1998. The last few months of Grant Fleming’s life have been dedicated to his latest photography exhibition ‘Hasta La Victoria ‘. He’s a real-life rock ‘n’ roll troubadour who’s already amassed what would probably be for many a life-times work … and he’s got the pictures to prove it. It’s safe to say Grant Fleming’s as busy and creative as ever – and he’s showing no sign of slowing down. He’s already looking ahead to his next photo exhibition ‘The End Of Apartheid’ as well as preparing a new book covering all his mad, creative, wonderful and inspiring adventuress. He even nearly ended up in Oasis taking over Guigsy’s spot when the bass player left the band in the late 90s.īut all that’s just a fraction of his career up to now. It was Grant who took the classic ‘Wasted’ Scream band pic which adorned the cover of ‘Give Out But Don’t Give Up’. Grant Fleming was also the official Primal Scream photographer and as such he catalogued the band’s glory years.
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