‘Marc Almond looks invigorated and energetic, belying his age.
Joined by guitarist Neal X, formerly of Sigue Sigue Sputnik, it was as if the past 30 years had just been a bad dream’
– Sarah Corbett-Batson, reporting on Almond’s recent gig at Shepherd’s Bush Empire.
Photos: Carl Byron Batson. Not to be reproduced without express prior permission.
Photographer, published poet, former party animal, body builder, grave robber
to the stars and renowned chainsaw juggler, Carl can often be spotted on his
Harley Davidson pretending to be in Terminator 2. He is also frequently seen in
the press pits of old London town, camera in hand, avoiding being hit by bottles
of wee and crippling his opposition with secret Kung Fu moves.