Neil Young

Background information
Birth name	Neil Percival Young
Born	November 12, 1945
Born place	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Origin	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Genre(s)	Rock Folk-Rock Hard Rock Country Rock
Years active	1960—present
Label(s)	Reprise Records Geffen Records Motown Records
Associated acts	Pearl Jam The Squires The Mynah Birds Buffalo Springfield Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Crazy Horse The Stray Gators The Stills-Young Band The Ducks Northern Lights Booker T. Jones Phish
Website	Website

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Vampire Weekend 'Contra' Cover Star Has 'No Idea' How Photo Appeared On Album

July 22, 2010

Ann Kirsten Kennis has “no idea” how she came to be the cover star of Vampire Weekend's second album 'Contra', her lawyer has said.

The former model filed a lawsuit against the band earlier this month, claiming that she never authorised them to use the image.

Her lawyer Alan Neigher told EW his client discovered she had been used on the cover when her daughter told her.

“Her daughter came home one day and said, ‘Hi, Mom, see your picture?’” Neigher said.

The photograph is credited to photographer Tod Brody, but Kennis claims the polaroid was taken by her mother.

“She has no idea how that photograph got into the photographer’s hands,” he lawyer added.

But Brody has maintained that he took the picture when Kennis posed for him in 1983.

In a statement, Vampire Weekend said: “As is standard practice, Vampire Weekend and XL Recordings licensed the rights to use the photo on the cover of Contra pursuant to a license agreement that contains representations and warranties authorizing this use of the photo.

“Now that a lawsuit has been filed, we look forward to having the matter resolved in court.”

'Contra' debuted at number three on the UK album chart in January.

(by Jason Gregory)

Vampire Weekend 'Contra' Cover Star Has 'No Idea' How Photo Appeared On Album

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