MAGICAL MOMENTS Photographer Henry Grossman Captured the Essence of the Beatles

ISSUE #26 MMUSICMAG.COM ISSUE #26 MMUSICMAG.COM “This was their debut performance on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964. I was asked to shoot for Time. I lived a block away, and there was a mob outside the theater. Inside you almost couldn’t hear them, because of the girls screaming.” “This was a year after the Sullivan show. They were in the Bahamas shooting Help!. This photo was taken on Paradise Island in Nassau following a press conference. Here, they are toasting George on the night of his 22nd birthday.” MAGICAL MOMENTS Photographer Henry Grossman captured the essence of the Beatles During his 50-year career, photographer Henry Grossman captured iconic images of John Kennedy, Muhammad Ali, Elizabeth Taylor and countless other cultural giants—including the Beatles. In fact, the New York-based lensman enjoyed unparalleled access to the Fab Four, snapping over 6,000 revealing images between 1964-68. More than 1,000—most never before seen—are showcased in his new book, Places I Remember: My Time With the Beatles. The following pages offer a sampling of the colossal collection (like the above portrait, shot for Life magazine during the band’s Sgt. Pepper period), and Grossman’s comments. You can see more of his work at henrygrossman.com. 27 No26-Mag-test14.indd 26 4/11/13 12:05 AM No26-Mag-test14.indd 27 4/11/13 12:05 AM ISSUE #26 MMUSICMAG.COM ISSUE #26 MMUSICMAG.COM “We flew to Salzburg, Austria, and then to Obertauern in 1965. They were just having fun in the snow on the bikes. They “John and Paul in Nassau during Help!. I picked up some coral and said, ‘Know how many millions of years this took to get were a bit shy with me when I first met them, but by this time we had begun to have a strong personal rapport.” here?’ Paul threw it far into the ocean. ‘Well, Henry,’ he said, ‘I guess we set that one back a few, didn’t we?’” “This was also in Austria. Local residents had gathered in the background, enjoying what was happening. There were “They’re getting on a plane after finishing work on Help! in Salzburg, heading to London to wrap the rest of the filming. moments when I shot Paul doing something silly, and then took pictures of the local kids imitating and laughing at him.” They were the most jubilant, fun guys I’ve ever spent any time with. It’s remarkable how lively they all were.” 28 30 No26-Mag-test14.indd 28 4/11/13 12:06 AM No26-Mag-test14.indd 30 4/11/13 12:06 AM ISSUE #26 MMUSICMAG.COM ISSUE #26 MMUSICMAG.COM “This was in Bangor, Wales, in 1967. I was on assignment for Time. I knocked on the window. John pushed aside the “They were working on ‘Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds’ at Abbey Road Studios in 1967. Paul came in, sat down and said, ‘Hey guys, listen to this.’ And he started playing the song’s intro. It was marvelous to watch how they worked.” curtain, opened the door and pulled me in. I thought, I’ve never seen them just sitting for dinner, chatting like this.” “The Maharishi was quiet and gentle. He gave each of them a signed book. They were listening intently, involved in what he “We were at Abbey Road in 1967. That’s a Remington shaver Ringo’s using. Anything they did, I photographed. I never was saying. The visit ended that afternoon in 1967 when Brian Epstein died. Everyone was shocked and upset.” saw any hint of ego. In fact, George once said to me, ‘Henry, we don’t even know how long this is going to last.’” 34 32 No26-Mag-test14.indd 34 4/11/13 12:06 AM No26-Mag-test14.indd 32 4/11/13 12:06 AM ISSUE #26 MMUSICMAG.COM ISSUE #26 MMUSICMAG.COM BOZ SCAGGS TALIB KWELI PATTY GRIFFIN THE BAND PERRY PARAMORE STEPHEN STILLS Playing a new game Carrying on BEATLES In pictures ALICE IN CHAINS Rock ready “John was just messing around in 1965—aiming for me. I have an earlier picture of him not looking at me in a very open way. A friend said, ‘Henry, that was the first day you met him. See how things progressed.’” + WIN $25,000 36 ISSUE 26 DISPLAY UNTIL 6/24/13 RECORDING SESSION No26-Mag-test14.indd 36 4/11/13 12:07 AM.

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