Mark “Weissguy” Weiss is a world-renowned photographer who shot rock in the 80s. His photographs helped craft the visual imagery of rock and metal in the 1980s
New Jersey, USA
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Happy Birthday to @nunobettencourt of @ExtremeBand - September 20, 1966.
"If you play music for no other reason than actually just because you love it, the skills just kinda creep up on you." - Nuno Bettencourt
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#extreme #nunobettencourt
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On September 19, 1985, I got a call from
@deesnider of @TwistedSisterNY, asking me to go with him to Washington, DC, to document the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) Senate hearings. #PMRC #TwistedSister #DeeSnider markweiss.com
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Happy Birthday @litaford
I didn't tell Lita what I was up to and when she walked into the studio she laughed and said, "What's going on here? It looks like a construction site! Now give me the hard hat and let's get to work!"
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Happy Birthday to @TheFeeWaybill of @TheTubesGroup
- September 17, 1950.
Fee holding a few of my first @magazine_circus covers. Thanks, Gerald Rothberg.
Visit markweiss.com for prints, Rocked mag, & The Decade That Rocked book #TheTubes #feewaybill #CIRCUSMagazine
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Happy Birthday @sNAKEsABO of @OfficialSkidRow - September 16, 1964.
"My happiness isn’t based on how many zeroes are on my bank account statement; that’s never been the driving force. It’s always been about waking up and having a smile on your face." -
#davidsabo #skidrow
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Sad to hear about the passing of Cheetah Chrome. I photographed him at Max’s Kansas City in NYC on Feb. 8, 1979. He loved the camera, and I was lucky to catch that smile and smirk. I didn’t know I was capturing rock ’n’ roll history—I was just living it. RIP Cheetah.
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Looking across the water toward New York City, I remember the lives lost on September 11, 2001
Monmouth County, NJ where I live, lost 147 members of our community in the World Trade Center tragedy. We will never forget 🇺🇸
#September11 #NeverForget #MonmouthCounty #911Memorial
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Happy Birthday @JoePerry September 10, 1950.
"@Aerosmith is such a powerful band; I mean, it's like a steam locomotive." - Joe Perry
youtube.com/watch?v=2JQ_N7hJ…
markweiss.com/ prints, Rocked, The Decade That Rocked.
#joeperry #Aerosmith #hollywoodvampires #joeperryproject
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Twisted Sister Returns: Sebastian Bach Takes the Stage at Starland Ballroom. There are some bands you never quite expect to see again. Twisted Sister is one of them.
@TwistedSisterNY @sebastianbach
Photos and review by ROCKED photographer Estelle Massry
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Remembering The Legend @freddie_mercury of @QueenWillRock
September 5, 1946 - November 24, 1991.
"I won't be a rock star. I will be a legend." - Freddie Mercury
#freddiemercury #Queen
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Happy Birthday Blackie Lawless @WASPOfficial September 4, 1956. “If you’re gonna take the audience on a life long ride, you’ve got to allow them to become intimate with you. If they’re not intimate, they’re never gonna know you.” -
#blackielawless #wasp
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DANZIG released its self-titled debut album August 30, 1988.
I needed to produce a great band shot to be used as a gatefold photo in their album. If they wanted to be tough guys, I decided I'd just make them look like the toughest guys out there.
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Happy Birthday to the God of Thunder @genesimmons
of @KISSOnline August 25, 1949.
"You can't go through life and leave things the way they are. We can all make a difference, and if I die today, I know I made a difference." - #genesimmons #kiss #KISStory markweiss.com
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Happy Birthday to the Metal God @Robhalfordlega5 of @judaspriest August 25, 1951.
"Heavy metal is always going to be there. At its core, it's all about a primitive connection we all need to keep in our lives." - #robhalford #judaspriest
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It’s been an amazing month at The Art Spot in Asbury Park!
I’ll be posting highlights from the past five weeks and sharing some very special memories we created at The Art Spot. Until next time
Get The Decade That Rocked book and Rocked mag at markweiss.com
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Rock in Peace 11/14/51-8/20/20 @FrankieBanali
The ambassador of groove in @QUIETRIOT
Rock Scene interview with Frankie youtu.be/iu-9fl3H2lk
#frankiebanali #quietriot
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It has been 6 years since the passing of my good friend @FrankieBanali of @QUIETRIOT
Rock in Peace 11/14/51-8/20/20.
Memorial slide show youtu.be/Rv8ZqVqVdXA
#frankiebanali #QuietRiot
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Remembering @dimebagdarrell of @Pantera
August 20, 1966 – December 8, 2004
"Music drives you. It wakes you up, it gets you pumping. And, at the end of the day, the correct tune will chill you down." - Dimebag Darrell
#dimebagdarrell #dimebagdarrellabbott #darrellabbott #pantera
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Happy Birthday to @RobertPlant - August 20, 1948.
“Music is for every single person that walks the planet.” - ROBERT PLANT
@ledzeppelin #ledzeppelin #robertplant
For gallery prints, The Decade That Rocked book, Rocked Magazine - markweiss.com
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Remembering Frank Beard of @ZZTop
(June 11, 1949 – August 17, 2026)
“One of the things I’m most proud of is that when one of our records comes on the radio, within a few seconds you say, ‘Ah, ZZ Top!’ We have our sound.” - Frank Beard
#frankbeard #zztop
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