"In 1988, Amnesty International organized a world tour to promote its organization. With Peter Gabriel and a few other well-known artists, we traveled all over the world and played in many places where there were usually no big rock shows. Certainly nothing comparable to what we did.

This picture of Peter Gabriel was taken from a truss high above the stage, I photographed down as he surfed through the crowd. It originated in Côte d'Ivoire in West Africa. It's really amazing because I took an identical photo in Oakland, at the Oakland show, all the faces of the crowd are white, and at the African show, all the faces of the crowd are black.

On the faces of these people you can see the joy that they have never seen anything like it before. All of a sudden, the biggest names in the industry are there, and it was a very, very great time for me." - NEAL

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The Story behind the Picture – by Neal Preston



Neal Preston - Exhilarated and Exhausted

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Neal Preston is one of the greatest rock photographers of all time. "Exhilarated and Exhausted" is an unrestricted retrospective of his 40-year career. This was produced in collaboration with Neal and is the first time he has granted unrestricted access to his legendary archive – it is considered one of the most important and extensive photo collections in the music industry. This extraordinary band is a who's who of rock kings.

Neal has been the official tour photographer for Led Zeppelin, Queen, Bruce Springsteen and The Who, and has also photographed extensively the Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac, Michael Jackson and many more.

The book includes his portraits, backstage moments, live performances, post-performance highs and lows, and outtakes. Neal's photographs vibrate with a palpable and inimitable intensity. Neal is a true insider, and the images are brought to life by his liner text – a stunning insight into life as a rock 'n' roll photographer on tour.