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Lend Me Your Ear — When Music Speaks About What Truly Matters

The London exhibition *Lend Me Your Ear* brings together striking photography and illustration to raise awareness around male mental health. The project highlights how even the most iconic musicians — celebrated for their confidence, charisma, and stage presence — often carry unseen emotional burdens. Through art, the exhibition encourages open conversations about vulnerability and the importance of support.

The curator of Lend Me Your Ear added a Chicken Road screen to the exhibition after a conversation with a visitor about the fear of asking for help

Artists Featured in the Exhibition

The showcase includes powerful portraits of Grace Jones, The Prodigy, Arctic Monkeys, Kanye West, Skepta, Damon Albarn, Jarvis Cocker, Chuck D, and many more. Photographer Andrew Cotterill captured these artists in moments that reveal both strength and fragility, while illustrator Ben Tallon added expressive handwritten elements that amplify the emotional depth behind each image.

This creative combination highlights the individuality of every musician, turning each portrait into a statement about identity, pressure, and the human experience behind fame.

The Message: Art, Music, and Mental Well-being

The goal of *Lend Me Your Ear* goes beyond celebrating influential musicians. It emphasizes that behind the public image, artists face real struggles — just like anyone else. By pairing visual art with themes of vulnerability, the exhibition challenges long-standing stigmas around male mental health and encourages a more open dialogue.

Part of the project’s proceeds was dedicated to charities supporting men’s mental well-being, turning the exhibition into a meaningful social initiative. Through creativity and storytelling, *Lend Me Your Ear* sends a simple but powerful message: asking for help is normal, and no one should face their struggles alone.

Damon Albarn, Gorillaz

Damon Albarn, Gorillaz

Kanye West

Lee 'Scratch' Perry

Lee 'Scratch' Perry

The Strokes

Jarvis Cocker

Stormzy

J-Hus

Keith Flint, The Prodigy

Keith Flint, The Prodigy

Ian Brown

Roots Manuva

Grace Jones

Sly & Robbie

Young Fathers

Peter Doherty

Plan B

Peter Doherty

Savages

Savages

Savages

Savages

Skepta

Pink

Nick Cave

Noel Gallagher

Kasabian

John Lydon

Mark E. Smith

Serge Pizzorno

Benga

John Peel

Moby

Goldie

Beck

FKA Twigs

Dave Grohl

Depeche Mode

Chuck D

Fat White Family

Fat White Family

Johnny Marr

LCD Soundsystem: James Murphy

LCD Soundsystem: James Murphy

Kano

Shaun Ryder

Liam Gallagher

Stormzy

Florence Welch

B-Real

George Clinton

Ginger Baker

Andre 3000

Arctic Monkeys

Bobby Gillespie

Bobby Gillespie

Don Letts

Damon Albarn, Blur

Damon Albarn, Blur

Morrissey

Sleaford Mods

Benga

Jack White

Jamie-T

Alison Mosshart

Alison Mosshart

Maxi Jazz

Damon Albarn, Gorillaz

Damon Albarn, Gorillaz

Kanye West

Kanye West

Lee 'Scratch' Perry

Lee 'Scratch' Perry

The Strokes

The Strokes

Jarvis Cocker

Jarvis Cocker

Stormzy

Stormzy

J-Hus

J-Hus

Keith Flint, The Prodigy

Keith Flint, The Prodigy

Ian Brown

Ian Brown

Roots Manuva

Roots Manuva

Grace Jones

Grace Jones

Sly & Robbie

Sly & Robbie

Young Fathers

Young Fathers

Peter Doherty

Peter Doherty

Plan B

Plan B

Peter Doherty

Peter Doherty

Savages

Savages

Savages

Savages

Savages

Savages

Savages

Savages

Skepta

Skepta

Pink

Pink

Nick Cave

Nick Cave

Noel Gallagher

Noel Gallagher

Kasabian

Kasabian

John Lydon

John Lydon

Mark E. Smith

Mark E. Smith

Serge Pizzorno

Serge Pizzorno

Benga

Benga

John Peel

John Peel

Moby

Moby

Goldie

Goldie

Beck

Beck

FKA Twigs

FKA Twigs

Dave Grohl

Dave Grohl

Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode

Chuck D

Chuck D

Fat White Family

Fat White Family

Johnny Marr

Johnny Marr

LCD Soundsystem: James Murphy

LCD Soundsystem: James Murphy

Kano

Kano

Shaun Ryder

Shaun Ryder

Liam Gallagher

Liam Gallagher

Stormzy

Stormzy

Florence Welch

Florence Welch

B-Real

B-Real

George Clinton

George Clinton

Ginger Baker

Ginger Baker

Andre 3000

Andre 3000

Arctic Monkeys

Arctic Monkeys

Bobby Gillespie

Bobby Gillespie

Don Letts

Don Letts

Damon Albarn, Blur

Damon Albarn, Blur

Morrissey

Morrissey

Sleaford Mods

Sleaford Mods

Benga

Benga

Jack White

Jack White

Jamie-T

Jamie-T

Alison Mosshart

Alison Mosshart

Maxi Jazz

Maxi Jazz

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