• Montserrat was, before the eruption, “the Emerald Isle of the Caribbean”, an upmarket getaway for celebrities and pop stars. In the 1980s, the former Beatles producer’s Air Studios on the island brought some of the world’s biggest stars, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, The Police, among others. The studios are now blanketed in ash and abandoned View high resolution

    Montserrat was, before the eruption, “the Emerald Isle of the Caribbean”, an upmarket getaway for celebrities and pop stars. In the 1980s, the former Beatles producer’s Air Studios on the island brought some of the world’s biggest stars, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, The Police, among others. The studios are now blanketed in ash and abandoned