PROFILE: Wayne Isham, Merge @ Crossroads
Picture the glory days of music videos and MTV. An era when — for better or worse — heavy metal and hard rock ruled the airwaves. Chances are whatever videos you think of as most emblematic of that time, Wayne Isham directed them. In fact, it's no overstatement to say that Isham created the archetype of the rock performance video. The credit list is staggering: Bon Jovi "You Give Love A Bad Name," "Living On A Prayer" and nearly every other video from the band's commercial peak. Motley Crue "Home Sweet Home," and "Dr Feelgood." Def Leppard "Pour Some Sugar On Me," Skid Row "18 & Life," Metallica "Enter Sandman," and whole bunch more.