There's a reason Bob Gruen never had to testify in court — and it has nothing to do with luck.
Bob Gruen has photographed everyone — John Lennon, the Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Rolling Stones. He had access to the most unguarded moments in rock history. And he had one rule that almost nobody knew about.
In this clip from The Plug w/ Justin Jay, Gruen explains the legal reasoning that shaped his entire career: a photograph introduced in court requires the photographer's testimony. So when drugs appeared, his camera went down. Every time. Without exception.
He also responds to Justin's question about how photos change meaning over time — specifically whether John Lydon's current bitterness and very public battles have altered the way Gruen sees his own Sex Pistols archive — and talks about the thousands of unpublished frames he's been rediscovering and posting for the first time.
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