Interview
V IC R EEVES
IN CONVERSATION WITH TONY PITTS Models: Vic Reeves, Tony Pitts, Nancy Sorrell Photographs: Soulstealer Photography Clothes styled by Donna Grimaldi. Hair by Simon Webster
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“In the seventies I took a picture of Elvis Costello into the barbers and said, ‘Can you do it like that?’ He said, ‘No way, I’m not doing it like that, punk!’ I came out looking like one of the Bee Gees”
ONY PITTS: Hello Jim – can I call you Jim? I’ve got some questions that will reveal how you perceive the cultural landscape. The first question is in two parts; we’ll call the first part Part A: Do you ever become overwhelmed by a complete sense of despair and loss of hope, when faced with the spiralling, churning futility of it all?
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