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PROTEST SONGS

Protest songs, we need them more than ever. That’s why I’m so impressed with Bruce Springsteen (the last concert I ever photographed). Bruce is organizing a protest concert, Power to the People, on October 3rd. Together with Dropkick Murphys, Jack Black, Serj Tankian, Killer Mike, Taylor Momsen, the Linda Linda’s,…

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CHER, WHAT A LIFE!

What a life! I was listening to Cher talk about her Memoir – Part one, on the Howard Stern show. Not for everyone, I know, but I do think he’s a great interviewer. Cher talked about her youth, her upbringing, meeting Sonny at 16 years old, how her father took her…

JULY ROCKSTAR BIRTHDAYS

These talented and fantastic rock stars, that I have photographed, have their birthdays in July. Happy birthday! 🎉 July 1 – Debbie Harry from Blondie turns 81 years old. I have a great Debbie Harry story on my website, by the way. July 4 – John Waite, singer of the Babys, turns 74 on…

VINYL IS HOT

Vinyl is hot. It has been for a long time and seems to be getting more popular. You may have also heard of the youngsters who buy records without even owning a record player. To satisfy my curiosity, I looked up which albums are selling well in 2026. To my surprise –…

VAN MORRISON AT HOLLAND INTERNATIONAL BLUES FESTIVAL

Van Morrison will be performing at the Holland International Blues Festival in Grolloo, the Netherlands, on June 19. I photographed him live in Amsterdam in 1977. He was joined on the piano by Dr John, the Night Tripper. My favorite Van Morisson album was Astral Weeks and later Moondance. I also listened to the song Gloria about a million…

GUESS WHO

Time for some fun and games. We played around with one of my many photographs. Can you guess who this is?

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THESE ROCKSTARS!

Happy birthday to these rockstars I have photographed or seen and love: On June 1, Ron Wood of The Faces and The Rolling Stones turns 79 years old. The next day, June 2, his colleague Charlie Watts, drummer of the Stones, celebrated his birthday. Sadly, he passed away in 2021. On June 3, Suzi Quatro turns a respectable 76 years old. On June 5, my favorite rockstar, my late…

Singer and musician Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac resting her head on her hands looking past the camera, she is smiling and her hair is cut in a shaggy style that falls over her forehead and around her face. She is wearing a black turtleneck and a striped cardigan.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEVIE!

The gorgeous, wonderful, and talented Stevie Nicks is celebrating her birthday today. In April of 1977, I shot some candid portraits of her on a boat in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Her dreamy eyes and lovely smile sparkled in my lens. The pictures I took of her are still my bestsellers…

WHAT AN AMAZING COINCIDENCE

While I was in Antwerp a couple of weeks ago, I entered a record shop – as I always do while traveling – and noticed they were selling framed prints of music stars and groups. I got very excited about this because I believe that record stores are great locations…

“MICHAEL”

As you probably have recently noticed, there’s a new Michael Jackson film out, simply called “Michael”. Of course many bio pics have been made recently on other artist such as Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, Freddie Mercury, Neil Young, etc including an upcoming film on The Beatles.…

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

These rock stars have birthdays in May, and pictures taken by me. Christopher Cross blows out 74 candles on May 3. Alex van Halen turns 72 years old on May 8. Billy Joel will find a creative way to celebrate his 76th birthday on May 9. Eric Burdon of the…

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ALBUMS TURNING 50 THIS YEAR!

50 years ago, I was in the middle of my career as a photographer. I was still living in L.A., with my wife and baby daughter. Not knowing yet that we’d soon be moving to the Netherlands, where my wife was from, and we’d have another baby girl. 50 years…