“Lived Through That” is a collection of portraits showcasing various musical artists of the 1980s and 1990s. Some are legendary today, some were legendary only in their day – but all of them embody what it means to hold a creative life. Oftentimes, it seems as though our culture is obsessed with youth, and never more apparent than in the music industry. There’s an assumption that you can only be creative when you’re in your twenties. Mike Hipple sets out to show that we can still be creative, vibrant, and relevant forces as we age. Each of these individuals are still creating, whether it’s still music or new mediums like writing or painting, and they’re still powerful creative forces in their communities and in the world.
Our memories might recall these people as icons of their time – Cindy Wilson of the B-52s in her beehive hairdo or Krist Novoselic of Nirvana rocking alongside Kurt Cobain – and it is these experiences that form the basis of who they are. Hipple shows them in a new light and in the present where their creative light and energy still shines.
Mike Hipple is a Seattle-based freelance photographer and writer whose work has appeared in publications such as Fast Company, Sunset, Bicycling, and National Geographic. He is the author of 80s Redux: Your Favorite Musicians Today and Lived Through That: ’90s Musicians Today, two collections of intimate portraits and interviews with influential musicians of the 1980s and 90s, and hosts the companion podcast Lived Through That, where artists revisit pivotal moments from their lives and careers.
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