TS: I joined the band in Athens, after a three-year gap since
my last session with them. After they’d played a show there I
remember we travelled from Greece to Berlin the next morning,
and Thom and Jonny decided that they were going to get the train,
rather than travel on the tour bus — so I said, I’ll go with you
guys! Much more civilised. I was on the trip to document it, and
of course the band didn’t want to be photographed at 8.30 in the
morning on a train platform, but thankfully they obliged me as
I think they’re interesting shots. I shot their sound check ahead
of a show with a panoramic XPan camera, which gives a nice wide
view without any distortion. You can see the band are relaxed
and laughing, which despite the image they sometimes project is
exactly how I remember them. There was already a bit of humour
flying around, which I found very endearing. But then bang, with
the flick of a switch they’re into some of the greatest, deepest
music ever made. It’s incredible really. In the same way, I love
the dressing room pictures of the Greenwood brothers. It’s how
I remember them. If Jonny’s not playing guitar or fiddling with
switches and dials then he’s reading. He never wastes time. None
of the band do. They devour culture, which makes them inspiring
to be around.