
The Corrs - Corner To Corner is a unique collection of photographs
that follows the rise of the Irish band The Corrs from unsigned
hopefuls to a group that has sold twenty five million albums,
topping the charts around the world.
Through
the eyes of one man, photographer Paul Gaster, we see at first
hand the evolution of the band that have captivated hearts all
over the world. From their first gigs in the clubs of Dublin to
an audience of friends and well wishers, through tours around
the world, to the finale that was their triumphant homecoming
concert in front of 42,000 fans at Landsdowne Road, Dublin, we
follow The Corrs' climb.
The
collection, a culmination of eight years collaboration between
band and photographer, is made up of hundreds of previously unseen
photographs taken from an archive of thousands. With its accompanying
text it amounts to an intimate portrayal of a life on the road.
Excerpt From The Book:
The Corrs' manager, John Hughes reckons that 'a photographer is
about as welcome as sand in your eye'. You can still manage to
function if you have to but it's really annoying.
Seven years and thousands of photographs on since I'd first started
shooting an unknown band from Dundalk, Ireland I was standing
on stage waiting for The Corrs to come on for the biggest concert
of their lives. This was their first headline stadium concert,
a sell-out gig in front of 42,000 people all of whom had come
to see just one thing, The Corrs.
All
I could think of was 'I hope to God I get some good pictures'.
The whole of the rest of this book depended on the next two hours.
I would have to climb over practically every inch of the stadium,
fighting through fans and security in an effort to capture the
feel of this finale.
The
intro music ended, the curtains opened and there they were. 42,000
people demanding to be entertained. 'Wow', all you could see were
people. 'Wow', I kept saying to myself, 'Wow, I should have become
a musician'.