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Baker's Xmas Dozen #6: Kevin Mooney Photographer Mark Baker takes a photographic journey through the 12 Days of Xmas Baker's Xmas Dozen #6: Kevin Mooney Photographer Mark Baker takes a photographic journey through the 12 Days of Xmas

Baker's Xmas Dozen #6: Kevin Mooney

Photographer Mark Baker takes a photographic journey through the 12 Days of Xmas

by Tim London,
first published: December, 2024

approximate reading time: minutes

He’s the original punk

Throughout the season, Mark Baker's Xmas Dozen sees some of Mark's 80s portraits published in Outsideleft. Today Kevin Mooney.

Mark Baker is talking to Tim London

Baker's Xmas Dozen #6:
KEVIN MOONEY
One of a One Off

That boy. He’s a one off. He’s the original punk. Kevin had famously chucked in the towel with Adam and the Ants at the Royal Variety Show, threw his bass on the ground and stalked off. (Actually, revisiting this very weird performance, Mooney pretty much upstages a very fluffy haired Adam and takes his bows, including to whichever horse-faced royalty was up in the box at the end.He knew where he was in the artistic order and he didn’t want to be a product. If you look at all the work he has done, with Wide Boy Awake, The Lavender Pill Mob, partner to Lesley Winer the fashion model (and performer) - for me he stands out as a true original. Never once compromising his artistic integrity. That outfit he was wearing (Vivien Westwood) he sold to the V&A Museum to raise money. He gets a slightly bad press in Vivien’s autobiography…kevin mooney


Essential Information
Baker's Xmas Dozen
 #1. Afrika Bambaataa
 #2. AR Kane
 #3. Carter USM
 #4. Crystal Method
 #5. Josh Wink
 #6. Kevin Mooney
 #7. 
Maxi Jazz
 #8. 
Pete Doherty
 #9. Pete Wylie
#10.Renegade Soundwave
#11.Tim Simenon and Paul Conboy
#12.Willi Ninja

Tim London

Tim London is a musician, music producer and writer. Originally from a New Town in Essex he is at home amidst concrete and grand plans for the working class. Tim's latest thriller, Smith, is available now. Find out more at timothylondon.com


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