The sources for artist quotes in this article are listed below:
Angus McBean interviewed by John Gill, British Library, 1989
Booklet for The Work of Director Anton Corbijn DVD, 2005
Belgian interview with David Sylvian (Anthony Reynolds archive), 1984
Angus McBean interview, Bamboo, 1988
BBC Radio interview with David Sylvian, 1984
David Sylvian, twitter, 2021
David Sylvian interview tapes for UNCUT magazine (Anthony Reynolds archive), 2000
David Sylvian interview, Tim Hulse, Blitz, 1994
Ted Trodowski, David Sylvian: The Loner Emerges, Musician, 1988
Ronny Drayton, twitter, 2013
The author’s conversation with Phil Palmer, 2021
Steve Jansen, Sleepyard, 2016
stevejansenphotographyblog, 2015
Steve Jansen, twitter, 2020
David Sylvian, accompanying notes to Brilliant Trees session video, Vimeo, 2021
Gentlemen prefer Polaroids, Anton Rush, Blitz, 1984
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