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had surgery in Ireland. We had a week off and he had surgery on his knee. I was in the operating room wearing scrubs shooting the whole thing. I actually photographed him in the operating room while he was unconcious having surgery. In the hospital, the nurses would ask ‘What are you going to do with these photos?’ and he’d always say, ‘Oh, they’ll do a book after I’m dead!” Jon gets it. What I like about working for him is that he gets it. You’ve got to at least shoot it. If you don’t shoot it, you don’t have the choice. If you shoot the pictures you can decide not to run them, but if you don’t shoot the images then you don’t even have the option of publishing them one day. So let’s just document them and figure it out later. I never thought these would see the light of day and I kept them close to the vest. Jon came up with the title “Work” and the book is really about the band’s work ethic, their hard work, and the effort they put into everything they do. To me, this was a good part of his story — about how he pushed through injury and came back and didn’t miss a single show. So I kind of said, ‘Jon, the knee story is really important here and I’d love to get it in.’ He agreed. He said something really great. He said ‘If this inspires one kid to push through the pain and come back stronger on the other side then it’s worth it.” That was pretty cool and I was pleasantly surprised that he was willing to put out such intimate photos of himself. It’s a side of him that he doesn’t usu- Worldwide Networking & Promotional Services goal consultation press & publ icity tour support booking referrals worldwide networking •••••• public relations www.Tunes2ya.com New Jersey Stage Kat Falcey @ (609) 477-6966 November 2014 pg 34