I'd photographed musicians before but this was different. Syd was very charismatic, and he had the aura of a poete maudit, which made him the perfect subject for me - I realised that rock n' rollers were the modern equivalent… — Mick Rock Copy Share Image
The true art of being young is knowing how to defy gravity and upset as many people as possible while doing it. How to… — Mick Rock Copy Share Image
I do not use the word 'genius' lightly, but if David Bowie is not a genius, then there is no such thing. — Mick Rock Copy Share Image
Somebody had given me a copy of 'Hunky Dory,' which had yet to be a hit, although it was starting to percolate. I'd seen… — Mick Rock Copy Share Image
My allegiance was always to the act. I wanted them to be happy. I wasn't owned by a magazine or a record label. And… — Mick Rock Copy Share Image
Newspapers and magazines didn't want pictures of musicians behaving badly back then. Now, because of the Internet, that's all the media wants. — Mick Rock Copy Share Image
It's funny because unlike back in the seventies when I made hardly any money, today I could just live off the past if I… — Mick Rock Copy Share Image
It's a miracle that David Bowie, Lou Reed and Iggy Pop are actually still alive today, given how hard they lived. — Mick Rock Copy Share Image
I did not want to be somebody who lived off his reputation. I wanted to continue to be part of the modern music scene. — Mick Rock Copy Share Image
I'd photographed musicians before but this was different. Syd was very charismatic, and he had the aura of a poete maudit, which made him… — Mick Rock Copy Share Image
I don't show every picture that I have, I think discretion is also important. — Mick Rock Copy Share Image
People think: 'If this photographer's looking like a big jerk-off, maybe it's okay if I do.' I like to catch my subjects off balance… — Mick Rock Copy Share Image
