William Eggleston
Monocle
Text by Sarah Rowland
In the corner of the living room in William Eggleston’s colourful Memphis apartment sits a grand Bösendorfer piano. “Bach is my greatest hero,” says the acclaimed photographer, dressed in a suit tailored for him on Savile Row, an untied bow tie – a signature look – and a Cartier watch. “These days I often wake up in the middle of the night and play by memory."