Me with Ian Hunter at the Sunset Marquis Hotel in 1976!!
Sir Bob in his hotel room at the Sunset Marquis back in 1978.
The Ramones were friends of mine and they always made time for me to take their photos during their stays in Los Angeles. Joey was a special friend. He was incredibly shy and a beautiful soul. One day in 1978, Danny Fields their brilliant manager invited me to take photos and hang out with the band at The Sunset Marquis. Hotel photos are fine, but I had a keen eye for the corner of Sunset and Alta Loma with the signage and all. It was all about capturing a cool moment back then. It still is today.
There were only a handful of hotels that rock bands would stay at in L.A. during the 70’s. One of the favorites back then and still today is The Sunset Marquis Hotel in West Hollywood. Anyone remember this band? It’s Status Quo and The Sunset Marquis was their second home.
I do not want to sound arrogant, because that it not really my thing, but this is a fucking cool photo of Ian Hunter. I took it as we left the Sunset Marquis Hotel after an interview about a hundred years ago.
It really was not all that hard to make Ian look cool. He was such a natural in the “cool” department. I just clicked the shutter.
