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I had done a lot of rock 'n' roll photography when I was in college. I was one of many photographers who worked for The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, and all of these rock 'n' roll bands.

— John Dykstra

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

When I first started in rock, I had a big guy's audience for my early records. I had a very straight image, particularly through the mid '80s.

— Bruce Springsteen

I've often thought that my background in rock 'n' roll has gone to waste in film work. My background was that I was a rock 'n' roll drummer and I don't think I used drums in my first ten years of film scoring.

— Cliff Martinez

I was into punk rock back when I was in high school. I used to go around to dive venues and take photographs. But now it's been just much more about the country stuff and soulful folk.

— Garrett Hedlund

We had a really vast music collection and I was raised around rock'n'roll, it's just the way it was.

— Slash

I lived in an area where there were a lot of rock musicians, and we got together regularly in our studios.

— Ken Hensley

Growing up, as much as country was a big influence in my life, the Rolling Stones and the Beatles and Led Zeppelin were such a close second. My first concert ever was the Rolling Stones in Denver. I snuck a camera backstage and filmed Mick Jagger during sound-check.

— Thomas Rhett

In England, I'm already labeled a rock photographer, which is a little insulting, because I'm not a rock photographer at all.

— Anton Corbijn

Rock n' roll is a pretty fun job.

— Jenny Lewis

I wasn't in a lot of rock and roll bands. I was in jug bands and things when I was in school.

— Loudon Wainwright III

✗Opposing Perspectives

I dropped out of school at 17 and joined the Irish band The Frames, getting my first glimpse into the world of professional film making while shooting of a number of rock videos.

— John Carney