Astrid Kirchherr Quotes


When I met the Beatles, they were wearing these funny little leather jackets, which inspired me. I had a suit made for myself out of fine, good black leather. It looked different. I was using leather but putting a different fashion angle on how it looked.


Citations

Bainbridge, Luke. "Astrid Kirchherr: 'The Beatles Were My Friends First, Then I Took Pictures.'" The Observer, 21 Aug. 2010.

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  • Born: May 20, 1938
  • Died: May 12, 2020
  • Nationality: German
  • Profession: Photographer, Artist

Astrid Kirchherr was a German photographer and artist known for her association with the Beatles (along with her friends Klaus Voormann and Jürgen Vollmer) and her photographs of the band's original members – John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stuart Sutcliffe and Pete Best – during their early days in Hamburg.