![]() ![]() Long before he was eating radioactive soup in Chernobyl and lamb's testicles in Afghanistan, food writer and BBC presenter Stefan Gates was a child model. "When I first found out about it, it wasn't a big deal to me," he said. Yearwood only made $150 from the shoot, but said he'd come to see his involvement with the LP as an honour. His mother, Delcenia Burns, also gave the paper a stack of baby photos to prove it was him, as well as documentation from a modelling agency, Chicky's Kids, who supposedly put out the casting call for the album. Less well known, though, is Keithroy Yearwood, who claims to be the baby pictured on The Notorious B.I.G.'s 1994 album Ready to Die.Īccording to the New York Daily News, fans spent years trying to find out the identity of the child - some thought it was the rapper himself others suggested it was one of his offspring, and the album's graphic designer, Che Adams, initially believed it was the son of one of the record label's hair stylists – until Yearwood stepped forward. ![]() He even recreated the famous pose in September 2016, in order to mark the album's 25th anniversary. Listen: Roxy Music's Phil Manzanera chats to Johnnie Walkerīy now, everyone knows the story of Spencer Elden, aka the baby from Nirvana's iconic Nevermind cover. Muller, who featured in the James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service, also appeared on the artwork for Mott the Hoople's 1974 album The Hoople, and later married Mick Jagger's brother, Chris, before becoming a yoga teacher. But it was great watching them being turned from boys next door into superstars." Ironic, isn't it, that it would be voted the best record cover of the decade? It always seems to be flashing up on TV for some reason. ![]() "I got a meagre £20, as Roxy were unknown at the time, and had no money. "Bryan saw me doing a fashion show and decided he wanted to use me, and I thought it would be fun," she told Q magazine later. Model Kari-Ann Muller (sometimes referred to as Moller) was chosen by singer Bryan Ferry for their 1972 self-titled debut. But in the band's early days, they had to look closer to home, for less costly options. As Roxy Music grew in fame, so did the stature of their cover stars, with models including Jerry Hall, Marilyn Cole and Amanda Lear all posing for their artwork. ![]()
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