In England, I'm already labeled a rock photographer, which is a little insulting, because I'm not a rock photographer at all.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I was a sort of rock journalist - whatever that is - in London in the late '60s.
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.
Many people misunderstand me - I'm quite happy to be called a photographer. All of a sudden, the art world has caught up with photography, and they are trying to hijack us.
I'm a writer. An amateur photographer. An actor.
Rock isn't art, it's the way ordinary people talk.
Most rock journalism is people who can't write, interviewing people who can't talk, for people who can't read.
That's true, because I'm a photographer now.
I don't call him 'The Rock' to his face.
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.
Rockers are the nicest people to photograph. They have no inhibitions.