Name: Dennis Morris: In Conversation w/ Jah Wobble + Book Signing
Start: 2025-03-15T17:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-03-15T19:00:00+00:00
Location: Rough Trade West

\*Venue change to Rough Tade West\* Rough Trade West is very excited to present an in-store conversation and signing from Dennis Morris and Jah Wobble. This unique event celebrates the release of Dennis' new book 'Music + Life' released via Thames and Hudson.

General Admission tickets do NOT come with a book.

Please note this is a standing event, in-conversation is due to last around 30 minutes.

Dennis Morris started his career at an early age. He was 11 years old when one of his photographs was printed on the front page of the Daily Mirror. A camera fanatic since the age of 8, Dennis was known around his East End neighbourhood as Mad Dennis, due to his preference for photography over football. After inadvertently stumbling across a particularly feisty demonstration by the PLO one Sunday, the sharp young Dennis took his film to a photo agency on Fleet Street who promptly sold it to the Daily Mirror for £16. Accustomed to raising money for films and camera parts by taking photos of christenings and birthday parties, Dennis was suddenly on to something; his hobby and all-consuming passion could be done for a living.

It was whilst bunking off school to wait for Bob Marley to arrive for soundcheck at the Speak Easy Club on Margaret Street, that Dennis's music photography career really began. Marley, quite taken with the young teenager who was waiting for him, invited Dennis to come along and take pictures on the remainder of the tour. Running home to Dalston, Dennis packed his bag and jumped on the bus. His photographs of Marley and The Wailers became famous the world over, appearing on the cover of Time Out and Melody Maker before Dennis had even turned 17 and they launched his career as a music photographer. He later became the official photographer for the Sex Pistols, and for John Lydon’s next project, Public Image Limited, Morris was art director and designer as well as taking iconic images for the band. He captured the greats of reggae and roots music, from Lee 'Scratch' Perry to Toots and Jimmy Cliff, forming friendships with many of the acts.

Dennis Morris: Music+Life unfolds in two electrifying parts: the first unravels Morris’s lens on race, culture and identity in 1970s Britain, while the second pulses with encounters with music legends like Patti Smith, Gregory Isaacs, The Stone Roses and Radiohead

Tickets for this event also include a physical copy of the fantastic book to be collected from Rough Trade West on the day of the show. More product information can be found HERE >> https://www.roughtrade.com/en-gb/product/dennis-morris/music-life

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Dennis Morris: In Conversation w/ Jah Wobble + Book Signing

Bob Marley & The Wailers - Jah Live

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