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Mick Rock, legendary photographer, "The Man Who Shot the Seventies," drops by the Richard Crouse Show. His bio: Legendary rock photographer Mick Rock is often referred to as \u2018The Man Who Shot the Seventies\u2019, for his iconic images of Syd Barrett, David Bowie, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, Queen, The Ramones, Blondie, Rocky Horror Picture Show, etc. London born, he has resided in New York for over 35 years. He has shot over 100 album covers. \n\nRock was instrumental in creating many key rock \u2018n\u2019 roll images, such as album covers for Syd Barrett\u2019s Madcap Laughs, Lou Reed\u2019s Transformer and Coney Island Baby, Iggy and The Stooges\u2019 Raw Power, Queen\u2019s Queen II (recreated for their classic music video \u2018Bohemian Rhapsody\u2019) and Sheer Heart Attack, The Ramones End of the Century and Joan Jett\u2019s I Love Rock \u2018n\u2019 Roll, among many others. He was the chief photographer on the films The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Shortbus. He recently shot special stills for the new TV version of Rocky Horror, featuring the transgender actress Laverne Cox as Frank n Furter. He also produced and directed the seminal music videos for Bowie: \u2018John, I\u2019m Only Dancing\u2019, \u2018Jean Genie\u2019, \u2018Space Oddity\u2019, and \u2018Life On Mars\u2019.\n\nA classic quote from Mick in the London Times, who dubbed him \u2018the music world\u2019s top snapper\u2019: \u201cI\u2019ve never felt like a voyeur, although I\u2019ve certainly done plenty of looking! I work from the inside out. Like a cook I gather all the ingredients and keep mixing and stirring and tasting until the kind of effluvia starts to rise, then I\u2019m off to the races. It\u2019s an addictive kind of a feeling that I need a regular shot of otherwise I don\u2019t feel right\u2026\u201d\n\nSee an exhibition of his work at the LISS GALLERY in Toronto, 112 Cumberland St - 416-787-9872.