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JOHN LENNON,
"LET IT BE," 1970.
"This was shot in the studio downstairs at the
Apple Corp Ltd. offices on Baker Street in
London," Russell says. "I've always loved this
shot of John…the energy in how his head is
turned and how he addresses the microphone.
I chose the four shots for the cover; the only
one that was changed was Ringo's because he
didn't like it. 'I don't look as good as me
mates,' he said to me. It was a sort of moody
purple shot. I thought it was beautiful."
JERRY LEE LEWIS, "SPOTLIGHT," 1970s.
"I loved that suit so much," Russell says. "It
couldn't have been less appropriate for the
1970s. He was so anti-hip. This was shot in a
Los Angeles recording studio on one of
those hot, smoggy, why-does-anyone-livehere kind of LA days. A group of session
musicians were waiting for him to record an
album. In he walks, all blustery: 'The Killer is
here! The Killer is here!' The curtain, piano
and ashtray were there in the recording studio. I brought the spotlight. Jerry Lee
brought the suit. The funny thing is that this
photo wasn't published for many years. No
magazine would touch it because they
thought it was tacky. I love it."
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