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Astrid Kirchherr

I’m not a nostalgic person, I don’t think of the past, I think of the future.

About Me



"Astrid Kirchherr was born May 20th, 1938 in Hamburg, Germany. From 1957 until 1960 she studied photography at the Meisterschule fnr Mode, Textil, Graphik und Werbung under Reinhard Wolf and from 1959 until 1963 she worked as his personal assistant.In 1960, Astrid Kirchherr met the Beatles when they made their first visit to Hamburg. After becoming close friends with this unknown band, she began to do photographic studies of the members she eventually grew to love.Included were impressive group photographs and individual pictures of The Beatles in their early days when the band included Pete Best and Stuart Sutcliffe. Stuart eventually left the group to follow his dream of becoming an artist after falling in love with Astrid".(Rockstore)She is quoted in The Beatles Off The Record by Keith Badman, stating: "All that shit people said, that I created their hairstyle, that's rubbish! Lots of German boys had that hairstyle".

My Interests

"Whatever you do, if you are a musician, a fashion designer, a painter or a writer, charisma for me is so important. And humour as well."(Astrid Kirchherr) Photography and photographers:Annie Leibowitz, Irwing Penn, Richard Avedon, Jim Rakete, and Reinard Wolf.

Music:

The Beatles,Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Al Green, Otis Redding, Jim Morrison of the Doors, David Bowie. "From today my favourite band is Jamiroquai as well as Jay Kay as a singer, because I think he’s very creative. He picks up things and invents new things and that is what I really, really like"(Astrid Kirchherr).

Movies:

French Films. Directors: Truffaut and Jean Cocteau