FRANK W. OCKENFELS 3

J—Oh dilly! That book sounds amazing! What about the day you shot with Kurt Cobain?

F—Kurt was amazing to work with; I worked with him just before he died. It was during that time that I shot with a lot of Seattle people. I did Soundgarden, I did Alice In Chains, that was really the start of me being a successful music photographer. But Kurt was amazing, and you know it was a great day to shoot, they all wanted to be shot together, and it’s kind of funny because Spin used that picture for the cover.

J—I idolized Kurt growing up.

F—Yeah?

J—Still do. Okay, now for the fast, fun questions. I crafted these up last night, over a glass of wine. Not that I waited for the last minute, it’s more that I was waiting for the perfect moment. Thank you, Merlot.

F—[laughs] Okay, the breakfast thing wasn’t a fast, fun question?

J—No, that was warm up and I like talking about breakfast ‘cause I’m kind of hungry [laughs]. If you could rate your extreme good looks, from 1-10, what would it be?

F—[laughs] Humor: ten, looks: two.

J—That’s funny.

F—Women love funny guys. It’s gotten me laid more than once. [laughs]

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