Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke, in a 2000 Rolling Stone interview, explained that reading about genetically modified food also helped inspire Donwood's graphic. It was part of a story about how forgotten toys wake up in dusty boxes and go and eat the adults who abandoned them." I first drew it for my daughter when she was about one. It's all the toys you used to play with when you were little. In the description of a print of Donwood's bear on Where There's Walls, the artist explains that the idea stemmed from a drawing for his daughter: "It isn't angry it's hungry. The bear logo was first released as promotional material for Radiohead's fourth album "Kid A" in 2000. Some people believe the 13-pointed lightning bolt represents America's original colonies, while others believe it's a nod to the 13-step process to create LSD, according to The Dallas Morning News.Īlthough Radiohead's "Modified Bear" graphic was only featured on one album cover, the 2004 compilation album "Com Lag," it quickly became the band's logo and is now synonymous with the band's identity. The meaning behind the artwork is somewhat unknown. It would later appear as the cover of the Dead's 1976 live album "Steal Your Face," which forever married the lightning skull to its now-iconic name.
The logo was first emblazoned on the Dead's equipment before appearing inside the gate-fold cover of its 1970 self-titled album. The skull was added a few days later to represent the "Grateful Dead" and the name's folklore roots. This inspired him to think up the original design: a blue and red circle divided by a lightning bolt. It was designed in 1969 by GD audio engineer, chemist, and countercultural icon Owsley Stanley and artist Bob Thomas.Īccording to Grateful Dead Music, Owsley saw a freeway sign with a circle divided by a white line into blue and orange sections. The Dead have a lot of logos, but the "Steal Your Face" skull is arguably its most popular. The Grateful Dead's "Steal Your Face" logo. Drummer John Bonham (the three interlocking circles) and bassist John Paul Jones chose their symbols based on a book about the religious cult the Rosicrucians. Singer Robert Plant's symbol, a pen with a circle around it, is the feather of Ma'at, the Egyptian goddess of justice and fairness, which was derived from the ancient Mu civilization. So everybody did."Īccording to Classic Rock World, Page never explained his "Zoso" symbol but fans have speculated it is inspired by the English occultist Aleister Crowley's writing. He continued, "Then there was an idea of how craftsman of days gone by had their own stamp, sort of like a trademark, but a pictorial stamp, so you'd know it was that person. So it went from that idea of one sort of sigil, one idea, to the best idea, which was that everybody came up with their own sigil or their own symbol. Let's see any other hype or con come out with music of this sort of caliber. After critics slammed the band's third album, Page had the idea to put out their next album with none of their names and no information about the band.Īs he explained to Rolling Stone in October: "People was saying we were this, we were that, we were a hype, it was a con. Led Zeppelin's four iconic symbols are the brainchildren of guitarist Jimmy Page. The Stones' former publicity manager, Alan Edwards, told The Times the band "must have grossed a good billion in concerts, record and DVD sales, merchandising and exhibitions." Pasche said he'd "probably be living in a castle now" had he not sold the copyright.
Pasche told the New York Times he was paid £50 for his work (about $970 today, according to the Times) and a £200 bonus he later sold the copyright to the band in 1982 for £26,000. Pasche's logo made its first appearance on the back cover and insert of the band's 1971 release "Sticky Fingers." But an altered version by artist Craig Braun - in which the lips are slightly elongated and have more lines and highlights - was used on the United States' release and has continued to be used to this day. Contrary to popular belief, Pasche based the design not on Jagger's lips, but on the open mouth of the Hindu deity Kali, using an illustration the singer showed him. Pasche was selected and, after Mick Jagger turned down his first design, ended up creating arguably the most popular logo in all of rock history: the Stones' "tongue and lips" logo. The school had been contacted by The Rolling Stones, who were in search of an artist to create a logo to use on the poster of its upcoming European tour, albums, and promotional material, according to The New York Times. In 1970, while completing the final year of his master's degree at the Royal College of Art in London, John Pasche got the call of a lifetime. The Rolling Stones' logo appears onscreen behind a group of fans. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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