Marc Canter
Marc Canter grew up with Slash and started documenting him in 1982. Marc is a family member of one of the most famous delis in the world, Canter's Deli. Canter's has been a landmark in Los Angeles since 1931 with lots of rock n' roll history. Marc took photos from the first gigs and was an official photographer for Guns N' Roses in 1985/1986 where he documented their first fifty gigs. Marc helped support the band with fliers, ads, demos, equipment, food and friendship. Marc's photos appear in the album artwork of "Appetite for Destruction" and Guns N' Roses "Live Era 87-93", Marc has many photos in Slash's, Duff Mckagan's, and Steven Adler's autobiography books and Marc put out his own book in 2007 "Reckless Road: Guns N' Roses and The Maki
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