05.25.95 – Blind Melon | RIP Magazine

Another fun shoot for RIP Magazine with a great band.Β  At the time Blind Melon was blowing up and lead singer Shannon Hoon was kicking ass!Β  He had gotten a lot of buzz from doing the song Don’t Cry with Guns N’ Roses.Β  I met the band at Capitol Records on Vine Street in Hollywood.Β  I did the shoot across the street at The Palace Theater’s parking lot.Β  Didn’t have much of a choice since there wasn’t a whole lot of time and not any places really to shoot.

The shoot was easy.Β  The band was easy.Β  Shannon was easy.Β  I remember most that Shannon was super tired and I tried to lighten up the mood as best as I could.Β  I also remember Shannon be super friendly.Β  I was so bummed to find out 5 months later that he had died of a drug overdose.Β  Seriously sucked!!! Β 

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