he passed away people started
liking that picture. I think it’s
because it represents personal
freedoms.
Some of your best photographs are from times in which
the artist wasn’t in a stage
persona.
I got to know a lot of the people
I worked with while working for
a magazine called Rock Scene
where we covered the whole
scene; it wasn’t just a picture of
a guy with a microphone, we
wanted pictures at home, on
tour, in the dressing room, with
their managers, and at the after
party. We covered the whole
scene and that gave me access
to people I became friends with
which lead to better, more intimate pictures.
Tell me about your new book See Hear Yoko.
I’ve worked with Yoko Ono for
more than 40 years and it’s a
whole book of pictures I did of
her. It was originally conceived
two years ago as a birthday present when Yoko turned 80. We
made a book of pictures and she
liked it so much she asked us to
publish it. I’ll be signing copies
of it along with Rock Seen in Asbury Park on February 7.
-Gary Wien
Bob Gruen’s Be Seen will be on display at
Art629 Gallery (629 Cookman Avenue, Asbury Park)
from January 9 through February 28.
Bob will be signing copies of his books in the gallery on
February 7.
New Jersey Stage
January 2015
pg 16