Testing This Legendary Music Photographer’s Music Knowledge | Track Star*

You ready? >> Yeah, yeah. >> Before we start the music, introduce >> uh my name is Danny Clinch. I'm a photographer, filmmaker, a festival promoter, a gallery owner,

and a >> You uh have filmed and photographed and shot some really famous, well-known >> I wonder if any of those people will pop up on this playlist. >> Yeah, I wonder. >> not to.

>> I mean >> You shot a lot of famous musicians. >> I have been around the block. >> You ready to rock? >> I'm ready. >> Here you go.

>> Let's do it. >> Oh, yeah. >> Pearl Jam. >> Easy. Have you seen them before?

>> Yes, I have. I've seen them quite a bit and I just it never gets old for me. I just love that band and they always bring it. >> You know, they all are prepared, but Ed is a

guy that really prepares for his >> What's going on in the world, what's going on in that city, and he just cares so much about his fans. >> I have heard from a lot of people on this show, musicians who've interacted with him, >> that they're that whole

band is like the >> Yeah, yeah. >> guys, like all around. >> all the way through. >> All right. >> I mean, that's music, too.

I can't name that tune. >> Some would say you're one for one. >> I got to hear the voice first. >> Yeah. Nas.

Yeah. I should have got that right away. What an incredible storyteller. >> Look at this Look at this cover. >> Illmatic, yeah.

>> Familiar to you? >> Yeah, I mean, aside from the photo of him as a as a child, all the packaging in there is mine. I went up to Queensbridge.

I had photographed Third >> Oh, yeah. >> And uh MC Search said to me, "I like your style. I've got a guy I'm helping to sign to Sony. And uh I think you're the guy to shoot it."

And he handed me a cassette of Nasty Nas, and it was Illmatic. And I listened to it in the darkroom, and I just could see everything that he was saying. It was so cinematic.

And uh I think it's in everyone's top three if not top five or whatever. I mean it's I never get tired of that record. So >> Going back, how'd you get plugged in with Third Base?

>> Uh it was >> legendary run on Track Star by the way. >> Oh, I know. >> I know. >> We're on fire.

We're on fire. He don't want this smoke. He don't want this smoke, baby. >> He's a character. I really like him.

I photographed them for Spin magazine. It was actually my first photo shoot for a big magazine. And I said to myself, you know, if I can come through on this for myself and for the magazine,