The Who rehearsing in England prior to their tour to support "Quadrophenia." The shapes behind them are a series of mirrors on which a film was projected, a cacophony of images. Daltrey didn't like it, "People want to see us." Somehow I was in the middle and quite uncomfortable. I liked both....
Shot after a gig in the middle of England. We were struggling to find a cover. The Who had exhausted several photographers already. this photograph was shot in the ennui of it all. The next morning we would drive back to London.
I believe this is some of my best work, if not the best. Shot in support of "Quadrophenia" Peter Townshend's opera after "Tommy," I shot it as my homage to years in England and to the early black and white films that I loved: "The Knack" and "Taste of Honey." It took a month. I lost over twenty...
