The Importance of Simplicity in Photography

When he was at Rolling Stone, they said, okay, we're going to do a cover story, cut an issue on the Grateful Dead. And I used the inspiration that I got from Richard Avadon. He just let the person be there and be themselves and you shoot the picture. So these guys responded to that. For example, Jerry Garcia gets up there. First time ever, he weighs his hand and he shows the world that he's missing part of his finger. That iconic photo is sitting across from us right now.