At the precise moment that Ringo Starr inserted his key into the lock of the exclusive On The Rox club, I took this photograph. That was 1976, you can read the story behind the photo on my Factory 77.
Thank you ROSS X BUTE for the cool mention about my early 70’s photos and my exhibition at Kana Maglapus Projects in Venice. My John Lennon and Ringo photo taken in front of On The Rox back in 1976. Ringo had the key to the uber cool private club and everyone else and to beg into the intercom!!
Thank you the Huffington Post, Tanja M Laden and Flavorpill LA for the lovely article: I Was A Teenage Paparazzo: The Photography Of Brad Elterman! What the article did not say was that I almost shit in my pants after I took this photo of fifty percent of The Beatles, Ringo and John Lennon! Enjoy your weekend.
I almost shit in my underwear when I took this photo of John Lennon with Yoko and Ringo as they cruised into The Roxy for a Bob Marly concert in 1976! I will never forget that feeling!!
I swear, I almost shit in my underwear while I was taking this photograph of John Lennon and Ringo as they entered On The Rox on the Sunset Strip in 1976!
No! I never considered myself a paparazzo. I maintained a friendship with my subjects and we all worked together. My job was to take the photos and make sure that they were published in magazines and newspapers all over the world. Once in a while, in the case of a Bowie, Plant or John Lennon I could not resist taking their photos paparazzi style and I do not regret for one moment today. Now if it was Kim Kardashian walking into On The Rox in 1977, I may have passed on making the picture!
Enjoy this stunning weekend!
I almost shit in my blue jeans when I saw John Lennon and Ringo Starr arriving together at On The Rox on the Sunset Strip back in May of 1976. Photos of either one of these legends were so rare and lucrative. It was a miracle to get a photo of two Beatles together and you could have retired if you had shots of the entire band together. If you want to see the entire story of this photograph, check out this video produced and directed by photographer Erica Lauren.
