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Patti Smith, Barb Wire Dolls, Cory Booker, Jakob Dylan, Billie Joe Armstrong, Ronnie Spector, Richard Hell, Strypes, Richard Lloyd, Jayne County, Jenni Muldar, Yoko Ono, Noel Gallagher and more…………..
Mick Jagger & Keith Richards, NYC – 1972The Stones concert at Madison Square Garden in 1972 was the first time I had a photo pass to shoot them and I was able to get a lot of good, clear, close shots.C-25 Mick Jagger & Keith Richards, NYC – 1972I first saw the Rolling Stones at the Academy of Music in 1965 and ever since then they have been the image of Rock & Roll for me. For this show the… read more →
I had given John a NYC T-shirt a year earlier and with the skyline all around I asked John if he still had it as this would be the perfect place to wear it. John went and put it on to make this now iconic photo.
I went to Los Angeles to give a talk at the Annenberg Space for Photography as part of the ‘Who Shot Rock & Roll’ exhibit and was the guest of honor at a private party, then met up with Steven Tyler before heading back home for more excitement… from the final night at legendary Kenny’s Castaways, to seeing Jacob Dylan at the former site of CBGB – and at long last I got to see ‘The French Elvis’ Johnny Hallyday… read more →
March started off for me at SXSW in Austin, then some good times in New York and off to Sao Paulo in April for the opening of a big exhibition of my photos, photo talks and even guest DJ nights…then more cool events back in New York in May and Los Angeles in June….
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame now uses a photo agency who have exclusive rights to cover the events, so this year I was only taking photos of some friends. Here are the highlights of the night for me.
A lot happened in the fall of 2009, starting with a trip to London and Paris, where I’ll be having exhibitions in the coming year. October saw my birthday party and the opening of the ‘Who Shot Rock & Roll’ photo show at the Brooklyn Museum, with Blondie playing at the opening party. Also check out David Bryan, Bob Dylan, Lenny Kravitz, Butch Walker, and more…..see below!
I’ve been to a lot of places and I’ve seen a lot of interesting people, including Robert Gordon, Yoko Ono, Debbie Harry, Green Day and even Bill Clinton! Check it all out here!
March 12, 2007 – New York – The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame held their Twenty-second Annual Induction Dinner in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. This year The Ronettes, Patti Smith, Van Halen, Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five and R.E.M were inducted.
For the promotion of my book, “John Lennon, The New York Years” and my new DVD of the New York Dolls “All Dolled Up” I went to Berlin and Tokyo in the Fall and then I was in Utah, Sao Paulo and London during the winter. See below for an update of recents events.