"You need to understand that even back in 1975, before the internet, David Bowie was a god. He controlled his imagery like a hawk. I knew where he was recording and I was turned down for a photo pass for his local LA gig so I had nothing to lose..."
"He thought it was a bit funny, smiled and said 'good morning.' I never saw him again." - Brad Elterman
"I waited and waited for him to come out of Cherokee recording studios and around 6:32am he came out and got into his filthy car. The photo was published in magazines around the world." #DavidBowie
"Since no one was really doing paparazzi-style photography back then both Bowie and his producer, Paul Buckmaster, thought my approach was incredibly hysterical. Word got out to all of the publicists in town that I was bold enough to perform this sort of ambush" #DavidBowie
"Since I was a teenage kid, they all found it amusing. #CREEM ran the photograph as a full page in their "Stars And Their Cars" section."
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