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| And the audience ate it up. |
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| “his career is amazing,” said Bret Rowe, 42 an artist from Paradise Valley. “What we see here is that he lived the movie Almost Famous, “ about a young rock journalist who follows around a band in the 1970’s. |
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| Dressed in black pants, with a long black leather jacket and a black beret, Knight, 56, seemed to enjoy the opportunity to be on the other side of the camera, as photographers and TV cameras captured his image on film. |
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| “I’m touched that Arizona would embrace this. It’s like a family reunion,” said Knight. |
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| Knight talked about many of the stars he photographed, including Elton John, who once asked Knight to accompany him to the bathroom while the two were at a restaurant together. |
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| The rock photographer was perplexed by the request, but obliged. |
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| Fans followed them in and began to pass notes to the star under the stall |
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| “He couldn’t even have a private moment on the john, “Knight said. |
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| The walls of the gallery were covered with color and black and white shots of Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray |
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| Vaughan. Included in the collection were the last photos ever shot of Vaughan before his death in a helicopter crash. |
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| “That was the saddest day of my life,” he said. “I kept thinking what could I have done to prevent it.” |
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| Many who turned out for the show were themselves photographers of musicians. |
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| Randall Clarkson, 19, of Fountain Hills, brought an invitation up to Knight for an autograph. The member of the band the Broken Chords had long hair, large sneakers and wore a French scarf inside his blazer. |
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| “His work is awesome. It’s surreal. It must have, like, been an amazing ride to, like, meet all of these people,” said Clarkson, one of many young people in the crowd who shared their parents’ passion for the ‘60s and ‘70s rock and roll icons shot by Knight |
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| Megan D’Elia, 14, of Scottsdale was another. |
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| “My dad raised me on classic rock and roll, and I really connect to the music,” said D’elia, a guitar player who cited Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin as her favorites.
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| He father, Phil Delia, was proud “She’s a future rock star,” he said. |
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