Behind-the-scenes requirements of famous musicians

Photographer Henry Hargreaves has a talent for capturing human characters through objects and food. He recently created a series of photographs called Band Riders. A rider is a list of conditions presented by the musician to the host, which contains the specific requests of the performer, including how the equipment should be located on stage, how the dressing room should be organized, and what food and drinks should be backstage during the concert. Hargreaves had the opportunity to review some of these conventions and, finding many of them ridiculous, was inspired to create portraits of famous performers and bands from around the world through their detailed and often outlandish riders. For his series, he selected some of the more bizarre requirements and captured them in still life form.

(Total 15 photos)

1. Frank Sinatra

one bottle of each: Absolut vodka, Jack Daniel's, Chivas Regal, Courvoisier, Beefeater Gin, white wine, red wine. Twenty-four chilled giant prawns, cough drops.

2. Axl Rose

fresh bread Wonder (white), Dom Perignon.

3. Beyoncé

juicy baked chicken, with seasonings: garlic, sea salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper. Beyoncé can only drink Pepsi drinks.

4. Busta Rhimes

twenty-four pieces of fried chicken, Rough Rider condoms, Guinness beer.

5. Billy Idol

one bowl of something very similar to butter, Pepperidge Farms soft homemade chocolate chip cookies.

6. Lady Gaga

a small plate of cheese (not smelly), on ice.

7Nine Inch Nails

two packs of cornstarch.

8 Britney Spears

fish and chips, McDonald's cheeseburgers without buns, 100 prunes and figs, a framed photo of Princess Diana.

9. Foo Fighters

hefty sausages that make men feel awkward.

10 Mariah Carey

Crystal champagne, flexible straw.

11. Marilyn Manson

gummy bears.

12. New Kids On The Block

Häagen-Dazs ice cream, Oreo cookies.

13. Prince

everything for making tea and coffee, including honey, lemon, sugar, cream, fresh ginger root. A syringe is needed to inject vitamin B-12.

14. Van Halen

herring in sour cream, a large pack of KY gel, M&M's (warning: no brown ones).

15. Rihanna

hard boiled eggs, turkey bacon, turkey sausages, anytime during the day.