When skinheads grew their hair, Watson turned his camera towards the Summer of Love, but he knows that rave photographs will not be his legacy. He is now keen to take pictures of the Muslim skinheads of Malaysia. 'I promise you they exist,' he says. 'I often think, how did we get from our little gang to this?' Recently he has photographed some young skins in Southend, but they resemble a catwalk version of their inspiration: they are suedeheads at best. 'What began as a style soon became a myth,' Watson concludes. 'And the myth soon became more convincing than the truth.' In 2019, he collaborated with Kanye West again, directing his short film Jesus Is King. [16] Filmed in the summer of 2019, the film brings West's Sunday Service to life in the Roden Crater, artist James Turrell's installation in the Painted Desert. The film accompanied the release of Jesus Is King, West's ninth studio album, and was released in IMAX theaters on October 25, 2019. [17] Butler, Bethonie (March 9, 2016). "What's a Kanye West song doing in a TV show about slavery?". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017 . Retrieved March 9, 2017.

Some of Watson's images are on show at the PYMCA Gallery in London, from 10 April. Others have been collected in a book called Skins, which is now out of print. Its mood has frequently been appropriated by other photographers and many magazines, to the point where the book has become a cult in itself. The hip youth culture magazine Vice recently commissioned Watson to take some new pictures, and introduced them thus: 'We've always loved Watson's photos and would often gaze out the window going, This guy is amazing and he hasn't shot anything for years.' The magazine asked him what he'd been doing since Skins. 'The last eight years I've been in the pub,' Watson said. 'Thankfully I'm out of it now.'Sky Bet – Are You In?". AdBreakThemes. Archived from the original on August 26, 2015 . Retrieved August 8, 2015. Knight's work has been exhibited at institutions such as the Victoria & Albert Museum, Saatchi Gallery, the Photographers Gallery, the Hayward Gallery and recently the Tate Modern. He has produced a permanent installation, Plant Power, for the Natural History Museum in London. Choose your Nomination Category 2014". World Music Award. Archived from the original on September 24, 2014 . Retrieved February 3, 2019. Rytlewski, Evan (June 17, 2013). "Kanye West: Yeezus". The A.V. Club. Onion, Inc. Archived from the original on July 9, 2013 . Retrieved July 9, 2013. a b Caulfield, Keith (July 3, 2013). "Kanye West's 'Yeezus' Sales Drop 80% In Second Week". Billboard. Los Angeles. Archived from the original on July 6, 2013 . Retrieved July 29, 2013.

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The ARIA Report: Issue 1218 (Week Commencing 1 July 2013)" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 18, 2013 . Retrieved August 11, 2013. Petridis, Alexis (June 17, 2013). "Kanye West: Yeezus – review | Music". The Guardian. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013 . Retrieved April 9, 2019. The twist in this riveting film about a violently anti-Semitic New York skinhead is that Danny Balint (played by Ryan Gosling) is himself Jewish. Nostro, Lauren (June 19, 2013). "Here Are The Full Liner Notes on Kanye West's "Yeezus" ". Complex. Archived from the original on July 20, 2018 . Retrieved May 12, 2019. That's Neville, my brother,' Watson says. 'Three years younger. The girls thought he was the sweetest little thing, and I have to admit we used him as bait when we cruised round town. And I love this one,' he says, holding an image of a young skinhead in a German uniform, Sieg-Heiling. 'The odd thing is, one week before that he was a punk. I think there were only about 30 Nazi skinheads in London. But they tarred everything. Young skinheads were recruited by the BNP, but most weren't because they didn't care about politics. Skinheads just went where other skinheads went. If they voted at all, most voted Labour.'Renshaw, David (July 5, 2014). "Crowd boos Kanye West for issuing drawn out monologue at Wireless Festival in London". NME. Archived from the original on October 12, 2018 . Retrieved May 27, 2019. Best Songs of 2013". Rolling Stone. December 4, 2013. Archived from the original on September 5, 2017 . Retrieved August 24, 2017. He was awarded the prestigious Moet Chandon Fashion Tribute for 2006, which he celebrated by throwing a masked ball at Horace Walpole's Gothic revival treasure, Strawberry Hill.