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Thank you for the memories you captured along the way.
So I pretended I was writing an intro to a photo book. I do this to amuse myself. I like writing.
This was the result. I like it.
Passionate intensity. Before I even got close to doing my thing and recording a back beat, this crazy man was pontificating a dream. Thats the moment a job
became an adventure. I wiggled my butt. It evolved. I made friends. Its a complicated fusion. My camera is another appendage. Credit my grandpa. The first
brilliant shot was Tom scared and thoughtful. Thats the adventure. In that shutter press, there was the revealing that haunts the thirst of a finger capturing an
instant. A 60th of a second caught a moment of goofy guy worried. And in that moment, gorgeous. We are catapulted towards death. The discovery of someone
with an unscratchable itch to transform is fucking fun. Which brings me back to passionate intensity.
Before I even stepped into the studio, before Id heard a song, this wacko was selling me on not just the song, but the reason for it. I like that. Its the compelling
bit that drags you to get up before the sun and hop on a boat to a Channel Island and love it. Its the thrill in a finger and sunlight gasping. It began with a
stranger blathering about love and war and a concept. It became much more. The crazy thing about Tom is his visual take on music. Hes a performer, so he
brings that to the table of writing. I will never forget his explanation of a musical pause based on a light show. Its a nice counterbalance that reminded me
of why the fuck I do this. Ultimately, these are my friends. Its why I point a camera. I want them vulnerable, fragile and sneezing. They are heros to me. Its
my life and I only get one go round. But they are also, just heros. The shit I love about them resonates, both in inspiration and in you becoming. I like freezing
a moment. I like witnessing. I create, but Im a fan of this crazy life. Im proud of catching Atom dripping sweat in a rare mohawk moment. I like that I caught
Tom contemplative - and trust me, the man sells himself with his own enthusiasm. David is frozen in a strutting moment before a crowd. And this, the shy boy,
jumping walls and exploding in a motorcycle dash. Matt is both crazy and laser-like sane. These are photos. Glimpses, if you will. Snapshots of my heros. Frail
and kicking your ass.
Like life, its tentative, fragile, and halting. And these are the memories gorgeous. The impulse of a finger loving the moment when friends become. The
mystique I adore is the beating heart of those who share my life. This is their legacy, in obscene glances, laced in silver. However, being titans doesnt resolve
the eternal question of carne asada vs carnitas. And no matter how many pretty pictures I shoot, I wont ever solve the burrito incident.
Not that I wont try.
And welcome home.
Valkyrie Missile
2. Distraction
3.
Do It for Me Now
4.
The Adventure
5.
A Littles Enough
6.
The War
7.
The Gift
It Hurts
8.
9.
Good Day
10.
Start the Machine
RECORDING
RECORDING
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RECORDING
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RECORDING
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RECORDING
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RECORDING
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RECORDING
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FUSE TV LIVE
FUSE TV LIVE
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JUPITER SOUND
SAN DIEGO, CA
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FUSE TV LIVE
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FUSE TV LIVE
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PHOTO SHOOT
PHOTO SHOOT
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ANACAPA ISLAND
VENTURA, CA
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PHOTO SHOOT
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PHOTO SHOOT
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PHOTO SHOOT
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PHOTO SHOOT
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PHOTO SHOOT
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PHOTO SHOOT
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USA TOUR
USA TOUR
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USA TOUR
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USA TOUR
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USA TOUR
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USA TOUR
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USA TOUR
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USA TOUR
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THE ADVENTURE
THE ADVENTURE
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GOWER STUDIOS
LOS ANGELES, CA
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THE ADVENTURE
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THE ADVENTURE
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THE ADVENTURE
IT HURTS
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THE ADVENTURE
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THE ADVENTURE
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I-Empire
Release Date: Nov 6, 2007
No. Title
1.
Call to Arms
2.
Everythings Magic
3. Breathe
4.
Love Like Rockets
5. Sirens
6.
Secret Crowds
7.
Star of Bethlehem
True Love
8.
9. Lifeline
10.
Jumping Rooftops
11.
Rite of Spring
12. Heaven
RECORDING
I-EMPIRE
RECORDING
68
JUPITER SOUND
SAN DIEGO, CA
69
RECORDING
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I-EMPIRE
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RECORDING
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I-EMPIRE
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RECORDING
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I-EMPIRE
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RECORDING
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I-EMPIRE
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RECORDING
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I-EMPIRE
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PHOTO SHOOT
I-EMPIRE
PHOTO SHOOT
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JULIAN, CA
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PHOTO SHOOT
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I-EMPIRE
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PHOTO SHOOT
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I-EMPIRE
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PHOTO SHOOT
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I-EMPIRE
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PHOTO SHOOT
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I-EMPIRE
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WARPED TOUR
I-EMPIRE
WARPED TOUR
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NORTH AMERICA
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WARPED TOUR
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I-EMPIRE
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WARPED TOUR
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I-EMPIRE
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WARPED TOUR
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I-EMPIRE
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WARPED TOUR
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I-EMPIRE
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WARPED TOUR
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I-EMPIRE
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I-EMPIRE
UNITED KINGDOM
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I-EMPIRE
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I-EMPIRE
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I-EMPIRE
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SECRET CROWDS
I-EMPIRE
SECRET CROWDS
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SECRET CROWDS
112
I-EMPIRE
113
SECRET CROWDS
114
I-EMPIRE
115
INDONESIA
INDONESIA
118
I-EMPIRE
119
INDONESIA
120
I-EMPIRE
121
INDONESIA
122
I-EMPIRE
123
EVERYTHINGS MAGIC
124
I-EMPIRE
EVERYTHINGS
MAGIC
RANCHO SANTA FE, CA
125
EVERYTHINGS MAGIC
126
I-EMPIRE
127
EVERYTHINGS MAGIC
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I-EMPIRE
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2.
3.
Young London
4. Shove
5.
Epic Holiday
6. Hallucinations
7.
8.
Clever Love
9.
10.
RECORDING
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JUPITER SOUND
SAN DIEGO, CA
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STUDIO
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STUDIO
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HALLUCINATIONS
HALLUCINATIONS
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HALLUCINATIONS
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HALLUCINATIONS
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HALLUCINATIONS
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HALLUCINATIONS
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HALLUCINATIONS
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LOVE FILM
LOVE FILM
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SANTA YNEZ, CA
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LOVE FILM
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LOVE FILM
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LOVE FILM
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LOVE FILM
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LOVE FILM
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Saturday Love
2. Surrender
3. Anxiety
4.
5.
Moon As My Witness
6.
7.
The Revelator
8.
9. Inertia
162
10.
11.
163
ANXIETY
ANXIETY
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EMP MUSEUM
SEATTLE, WA
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ANXIETY
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ANXIETY
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ANXIETY
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SURRENDER
SURRENDER
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SURRENDER
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SURRENDER
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SURRENDER
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SURRENDER
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TOUR
TOUR
184
EUROPE
185
TOUR
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187
TOUR
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TOUR
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TOUR
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TOUR
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Table of Contents
We Dont Need To Whisper
PHOTO CREDITS.
RECORDING 9
FUSE TV LIVE 21
PHOTO SHOOT 27
USA TOUR 41
THE ADVENTURE 55
IT HURTS 61
I-Empire
RECORDING 69
PHOTO SHOOT 81
WARPED TOUR 91
READING & LEEDS 103
BOOK CREDITS.
Editor:
Kari DeLonge
Layout:
Alex Policastro
Production:
LEGAL NOTES.
Copyright 2012 by To The Stars, Inc.
Published in 2012. All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced,
stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means,
mechanical, electronic, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written
INDONESIA 117
EVERYTHINGS MAGIC 125
HALLUCINATIONS 139
Production Coordinator:
SURRENDER 173
Lisa Clifford
TOUR 185