Inger Lorre

I saw the sad news on October 18th that Inger Lorre lead singer of the band The Nymphs had passed away from cancer.  I woke up to the news on Facebook and just stopped what I was doing.  I sat there and had a flood of memories pour into my head.  So many thoughts and feelings.  She was one-of-kind, creative as fuck, passionate, talented and the right kind of crazy.  

I met her when she was Lori Anne.  She was just a model with Elite Models here in Los Angeles around 1987 I think.  We did a test shot at my studio in Hollywood and she told me she wanted to sing and have a band.  I was like OK, but you do know it’s a lot of work.  She was so passionate and really had a vision.  She came back to me months later with her band The Nymphs.  We ended up shooting again, but this time with the band.  I did a couple more solo shoots with just her and then in 1991 I shot The Nymphs for Creem Magazine.

She was one of a kind.  She did some crazy shit and messed some things up in the biz.  Her reputation was rough, but to me she was nice and fun.  A great subject who always made me look good.  I loved the fact that she would come to the shoots with a clear vision of what she wanted.  She made my job easy.  I would just shoot and have fun.  I’m gonna look over our shoots and smile.  She was a creative force in every aspect of her life.  Rest easy Lori Anne.