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Barbara Pyle captured Michael Reiss: I’m here with Barbara was as easy as walking into this Gallery .
Pyle, iconic photographer, at her Carmine There were no doors and no security. For
Springsteen and the E-Street Street gallery, surrounded by all incredibly the next year, I drove to as many of their
Band as they were sky- soulful and revealing pictures of a young gigs as I could reach.
rocketed to stardom. She Bruce Springsteen. MR: You were a professional photographer
is also one of the only Barbara Pyle: In 1975 when he was Bruce but you were really just hanging out with
photographers who has ever who? the band.
been given access inside MR: In 1975 when he was creating his BP: They jokingly started calling me their
the recording studio while iconic Born to Run album. How did you ‘official unofficial photographer.’ They
Springsteen is working. meet Bruce? expected me to be there, and I almost al-
Photographing Bruce and BP: I first saw Bruce and the E Street Band ways was–on my self-imposed mission to
the Band on their ascent to by accident. document this little known New Jersey
superstardom was a hobby; MR: That’s some accident. band...I had the remarkable good for-
but after being given such BP: Ha! Yes. I actually met them in Central tune to spend most of the last Born to
access, it became a mission. Park when they were doing a concert for Run months in the studio with Bruce and
This stunning and intimate Schaefer Beer. the band. I became sort of a living ‘good
work also marks the fortieth MR: What were your first thoughts or luck’ charm and was asked to be there
anniversary of Born to Run. feelings? many nights. I knew I was witnessing history
BP: I was blown away by their music… in the making.
I just loved the music. I went up to Bruce MR: What was it like to be in the studio
and said “Where you playing next?” Bruce with Bruce and the band when they were
said, “Red Hook.” So I met them next recording Born to Run?
week and went backstage. Going backstage BP: An amazing privilege. An amazing
honor. I am so fortunate to have been
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