Music Video director- Tim Pope

Tim Pope

• Tim Pope is from the North of London, Enfield. He studied at Hornsley college of art in film making.
• Pope went on to design Iggy Pops album and met Rob Smith in 1982.

• Pope has directed over 37 music videos with The Cure. Some of his most famous being 'Friday I'm in love', 'Close to me', 'Come to Bed' and 'Just Like Heaven'.
• Tim Pope also directed 'The Cure in Orange', which is a performance they did at the Eponymous theatre in the South of France.
• He also recorded his own songs with them called, 'I want to be a tree', 'Elephants', and 'The Double Crossing of two-faced Fred'. These records are considered collectors items for fans of The Cure.
• He directed his own short film in 1991 called 'Phone'.
• He was asked by the Weinstein Brothers of Miramax to make 'The Crow: City of Angels' for them.
• Over the years, Pope has worked with people like Neil Young, David Bowie and The cure.
• He directed David Bowie's 50th birthday celebration at Madison Square in 1997. The show featured Robert Smith, Foo Fighters, Billy Corgan, Frank Black and Lou Reed.
• In 2005 Pope was awarded with a CADS lifetime achievement by the music industry.
• In 2013 he filmed The Cure's 'LatAm' tour across South America and Mexico.
• He now lives with his family in Brighton..

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