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Queen of Peace & Long and Lost: behind the scenes.

Queen Of Peace & Long And Lost – behind the scenes.

Photos: Laura Coulson

To give yourself over to another body

Florence: It’s a big undertaking working with an artist for a whole album. We’ve kind of kidnapped each other in a creative sense. What on earth made you agree to this?

Vincent: I’ve always believed in you and your music, and I trust you. You’re the first artist I’ve worked with that I would cast if I weren’t doing a music video for you. It’s so rare to be able to have this type of freedom and collaboration. I feel lucky to be a part of this, and I hope it never ends. Keep writing songs. Maybe the album could have, like, 40 B-sides.

Vincent Haycock: What’s your favorite part of our Odyssey so far?

Florence: I don’t know. Maybe standing on that mountain in Scotland? It looked the way I imagine the gates of heaven would — from the underworld of what king, of what man.

«Vincent has this amazing ability to get the best out of you without imposing himself. His naturalistic approach to directing brings out the best in me. He’s able to find magic in the mundane and create a storm from stillness.» «I have a deep love and admiration for this woman. Her honesty, creativity and power inspires me daily. Thank you for The Odyssey. We're almost done...but not quite yet.» «We’d made it to heaven. The Odyssey was real. We’ve been all over the world with this.»

Queen of Peace: behind the scenes.

Director Vincent Haycock and musician Florence Welch wrapped their eighth music video for her latest album. So proud of this team.