About this episode

Tim Pope, an acclaimed music video director, discusses his career and experiences with iconic artists on the Rockonteurs podcast.

This week on the Rockonteurs podcast, we welcome the acclaimed music video director Tim Pope to the show.  Tim has spent a lifetime directing music videos for some of the greatest artists of all time such as Hall and Oates, Iggy Pop, Paul Weller, David Bowie and of course, The Cure. In fact Tim has shot over 37 music videos for The Cure over the years and continues to work with the band. He has a book out later in the summer called ‘I Shoot Rock Stars: The Wild Adventures of a Music Video Director.  You can pre-order the book here: linktr.ee/IShootRockStars Instagram @rockonteurs @guyprattofficial @garyjkemp @timpopedirector @gimmesugarproductions    Listen to the podcast and watch some of our latest episodes on our Rockonteurs YouTube channel. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rockonteurs Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Rockonteurs TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therockonteurs Produced for WMG UK by Ben Jones at Gimme Sugar Productions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Gary Kemp, Guy Pratt

Guest: Tim Pope

Topics covered

• music video direction
• Tim Pope
• The Cure
• music industry
• artist collaborations
• music history

Keywords

• music video
• Tim Pope
• The Cure
• Hall and Oates
• Iggy Pop
• Paul Weller
• David Bowie
• music director
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hall and Oates, Iggy Pop, Paul Weller, David Bowie, The Cure, WMG UK, Gimme Sugar Productions, Acast

Books & works: I Shoot Rock Stars: The Wild Adventures of a Music Video Director

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