#waring abbott

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Divine and John Waters by Waring Abbott in 1975

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Deborah Harry, New York by Waring Abbott. 1977

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Debbie Harry

📷 Waring Abbot 1977 via JDB Records

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At Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret US launch party in Danceteria nightclub, NYC, 9 March 1982, photo by Waring Abbott

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Rickie Lee Jones photographed by Waring Abbott during the taping of SNL in 1979.

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The Runaways by Waring Abbott, 1977.

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Beastie Boys with model Melia Hayes, 1987, © Waring Abbott

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How KISS applied makeup before concerts

I dip my fingers into the tub of white goo and start applying it all over my face, leaving some space open around my right eye, where the rough outline of the star will be. Once the white is on, I take the pointed end of a beautician’s comb, one with a metal point, and sketch the outline of the star, freehand, around my right eye. It leaves a line through the white makeup. Then with a Q-tip I clean up the inside of the star. I also clean up the shape of my lips. - Paul Stanley

Photo credit: Waring Abbott/Getty Images

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Today, on 12th November 1977 - Queen Story!

Boston, MA, USA, Boston Garden

'News Of The World Tour'

📸 Pic taken by Waring Abbott

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Toni Morrison, 1974.

Photographer: Waring Abbott

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Julius Vance, Laville Williams, and Allen Ware stand and smile while selling the Chicago Defender, the leading African American newspaper in 1982.

(The Abbott Sengstacke Family Papers/Robert Abbott Sengstacke/Getty Images)

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Dancing at Studio 54 Photographed by Waring Abbott (New York City, 1977)

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May 22, 1980

Bravo Magazine Session with Gene and Paul

Waring Abbott’s Studio - New York City

📸 Waring Abbott

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1979, Nightclub Copacabana in NYC. Used as a setting in many films, including Goodfellas, Raging Bull, and Tootsie. It originally opened in 1940, photographed by Waring Abbott

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Hey there Kylie! This may be a long shot, but are there any KISS books / biographies that you’d recommend?

Yes! The best books I've read on the band as a whole are KISS - Behind The Mask by David Leaf and Ken Sharp. The first part is an unpublished biography from the 70s, so unfortunately only covers that era, but the second part goes over all the albums, stories about the recording and about the songs.

There's also Nothin'' To Lose by Ken Sharp again, and Gene and Paul. Again unfortunately only goes up to Alive, but is a great look at the early years.

There are also some great photo books written by photographers they have worked with:

Barry Levine - The KISS Years

Waring Abbott - KISS The Early Years

Lynn Goldsmith - KISS 1977-1980

These have awesome photos of course, but also interesting stories and insights behind the photos and what was happening with the band at the time.

And of course the autobiographies written by each of the guys

Gene Simmons - KISS And Make Up

Ace Frehley - No Regrets

Peter Criss - Make Up To Break Up

Paul Stanley - Face The Music

Be warned however, these guys are brutal in their assessments of each other!

Thanks for asking, and I hope this helps!