IN YOUR FACE - The Neil Zlozower Story

[@j0hnnykn0xv1lle]

Personal Neil story - In 2002, I went out to LA for vacation and just shot Neil an email for the fuck of it as a photographer he was an inspiration for me. I told him my story, asked if I could stop by and he invited me into his studio. He was the coolest guy everything you see in the video. He said what film do you want to look at? I said Motley Crue - he literally handed me the slides from Shout at the Devil era, and to this day, I still can't believe it. Thanks Neil for letting me into your world man! The guy is a legend.

[@fritzreinig3165]

I've watched this documentary 3 times and discover something new each time. Neil's work is of such historic significance to the world of music. Fascinating story about a fun man. Enjoy this film!

[@geaithompson3491]

This is the best rock and roll documentary EVER! I am always looking at photos of famous guitarists and I have seen so many of Neil’s before, I felt like I was there with those guys! I am 13, I play lead guitar, and last year I was asked to open a small rock festival in the Scottish Highlands, and I actually got to experience what it’s like to have cameras pointed at me. I couldn’t believe the images they got of me! I am so amazed, those photographers are so important to the music business. They made me look and feel like the rock star that I so much want to be one day! Maybe one day Neil will be photographing me!

[@sandymartinmusic]

Best Rock& Roll documentary ever!!! A must see! Such an honor to be part of a an ALL STAR line-up of ROCK GREATS!! Neil Zlozower ROCKS!!!

[@jeffreycollins7297]

10:12 OMG!!! Gotta keep that pause button live a few minutes on this brilliance. THANKS NEIL! and THANKS to the makers of this movie.

[@himjim2469]

I idolized this guy back in the early 80s. As a young teen, I wanted to be him. The guy that took those awesome poster shots of my favorite rock stars. I studied photography and ended up taking pictures for music magazines. Thank you Neil

[@frankosgood]

The best rock and roll photo documentary of all time!!!!

[@bobmcgrew7219]

Neil is an icon. He literally has his place in history as one of the greatest Rock & Roll photographers ever. I was introduced to him briefly in the early 80's. I was told he was the greatest rock photographer ever......Little did I know. To the folks at Rattlesnake Productions......an amazing documentary. Bravo. Brought back unbelievable memories. Thank you so much for such an awesome film.

[@icebergbart216]

I’ve lived near his studio for years. I was walking by one day and the door was open so I walked in thinking it was a new store. He came out, and I said what is this place? IT’S MY PLACE! And slammed the door. 👍

[@belleagle89]

What city?

[@wisdomseeker3362]

Funny!

[@PerilErinyes]

Heard about this last year and was blown away that somebody was going to finally do something with Neil on the other side of the lense! Here we go. I am so excited to watch this, food ordered, this guy decorated my room as a kid, and punctuated almost every inspirational moment of my life. I spent my lunch money in school on Metal Edge, Hit Parader, Circus, and Guitar Magazine to get my hands on sporadic photos from my favourite shoots. The Nikki Sixx / Crue pic with the grey background splattered in blood is still a benchmark for awesomeness. I can't wait to relive this and see the untold perspective of this legend- he is as much a rockstar to me as any of his subjects!!

[@PerilErinyes]

As I thought, incredible, but what I was also surprised with was the production, perfect!! 11/10

[@brianirving6335]

Have seen the documentary twice, loved it more each viewing. Zlozower's the essence of a straightforward, artistic & creative, irreverent, hedonistic character - with a heart of gold. Would love to have lunch with this guy sometime!

[@brianirving6335]

@Reality Bytes "Stupid Camera"? Like a stupid guitar, a stupid story or a stupid paint brush & palette? Mr. Byte, get out of your Mom's basement, take a deep breathe and enjoy the day. There's an exciting life out there.

[@Boleskinebeatz]

@Reality Bytes Green ain't your colour dude...

[@marcusfreitas7919]

Man....he simply shot pics of all my idols. ALL. He lived THE life.

[@philipreedwallace]

Thank you Zlozower . I have looked and hung your pictures everywhere my whole life. I am now 50. Dam I miss the good ol days of music in general. But thank you.🎸👍

[@AlexisVonKravenofficial]

What a great and funny way of showing Neil’s work. I wasn’t aware of who he was but I recognized him from the scene on the movie Rockstar. And Igor, who is in this movie, recommended me the documentary. Now I see why I was fully aware of Neil’s work but didn’t know his career. Thank you for the hour and a half well spent while watching this. This documentary is just great and seeing all the rockstars in a relax human environment and being so humble praising the guy who portrayed them to who they are now is priceless. I’ll be watching again soon over and over again.

[@JoeLopez]

What a great story and video! Neil sounds as real a person as they come and has had a career most could only dream of. Thanks for the decades of badass work Neil!

[@rockxposure]

This is a must see, hilarious, authentic and entertaining documentary about rock music and rock photography you will ever see! Grab popcorn and enjoy with your friends - you won't be disappointed! Zloz is amazing and this is wonderful tribute to The Legend!

[@intertubicular]

Boy, am I glad this video came up as a suggested watch on KZbin. What an incredible life the "ZLOZ" carved for himself through his love of music and photography. Very interesting, as well as humorous. I really enjoyed this documentary.

[@williamdolan2673]

born in 68, weened on KISS, hair metal and the guitar rags...ya knew the name Zlozower as well as ya did 'Roads,' 'Schenker,' or 'DeMartini.' Brilliant film. Loved it.

[@mlbolts72]

Incredible documentary . So many great rock photos. What a career 📷

[@sherums]

This was friggen great!! I really enjoyed getting to see the man behind all the epic photos I have seen over the years!! 🤘

[@RickVirag]

Neil shot my band "17" and his shots immortalized us for us! Memories that will last a lifetime and beyond! Captured us in our prime and turned us into Rock Stars! They are "Classic" and will live on forever! I can't for him to shoot us for our new record this year! Legend! Thank you Neil! You are a fucking badass! Thank you bro! Your work has captured the essence of rock and roll and I am honored to have been shot by you!

[@Greenfield5150]

I really enjoyed this. Can't believe how many those pictures I remember seeing before and how much impact he actually had on me. Thanks for posting it.

[@jonesesjourneys2299]

THAT WAS AWESOME!!! Been following Neil's work since early VH. Always loved his stuff and wish I could have been anywhere near as good. Thanks for such a great behind the scenes into a great photography influencer's life.

[@davep5647]

I remember reading circus,cream,hit parader,guitar player back in the 80s and just seeing that crazy name on all the photo credits.Its amazing how many iconic images you see of that period are his creation.Him and VH were match made in heaven.I only recently realized he made many of those iconic Bowie,Stones,Zep pics.Its incredible how he perfectly captured 2 entirely different rock periods 1970s+80s.

[@stoddmi]

I have known the name Zlozower since 1985. I have seen the pictures in all the mags. Zloz is the m'er f'in man! Van Halen is an amazing band but his photos created a mystique about them that made you want to be them. The annoying grind of Neil's voice could trigger the most zen of grasshoppers.. His manic behavior and over the top antics make it impossible to look away. I will watch this again.... Oh, and a bunch of annoyed rock stars love him.

[@garyrunnalls7714]

Great show Zloz, it's good to see ya love the critters as well as the cars.

[@ontheroadwithyode390]

I've always felt that I've known this guy for the better part of my life through his photos and my love of rock music. And this documentary put it all together. So enjoyed it!

[@Diablotedespierto]

Such an amazing documentary about Rock and Roll documentation.

[@sdavis6806]

I always remember seeing his name at the bottom of pics in my old rock mags, especially every Van Halen pics, he was like the 5th member, he once said nobody partied like Van Halen

[@therapist6328]

What a life. Right place, right attitude, right time.

[@jeffreycollins7297]

you added in the secret ingredient. ATTITUDE. Gotta have a good attitude when hanging around REAL rockstars, lot of discipline too.

[@Jedizen07]

Thank you for this. God, I haven't laughed like this in a LONG time. Great doc.

[@michaelledford4751]

I would love to see film of how Neil interacted with the Brilliant comedian/commentator/composer/musician Frank Zappa ,from everything ive heard from former band members or just orchestral musicians who worked with Zappa that if you could make Frank laugh it would always be a very special time.

[@jeffreycollins7297]

That part of his career would have been awesome to talk about. Seems like Dweezil only got in to say his name and that was it.

[@AldwinRutten]

Holy crap, that was awesome!!!!! I’ve seen pics that i never knew were made by Zloz, but do now. He’s the best.

[@hthtomcat3]

Luvd it.visual rock n roll photographer.the best!

[@stevemejia8114]

He helped Ratt guitarist Robin Crosby with some cash when Robin was not doing so well. Imagine you where once a rich rock star and of all the people to help you was a guy that took your pictures when you had it all......What a friend I am sure he helped many and never saw a dime but he knew it and still helped !! Good watch what a LIFE....

[@johnrogan9729]

Excellent. Thank you for this.

[@Jedizen07]

My boys and I were watching this beautiful documentary together recently ( this is my fifth time actually, their first ). And, just before 53:53, my eldest says to me: “ Dad, the only guy this Zloz dude hasn’t taken a picture of is your hero, Dweezil Zappa. “ Literally, milliseconds later, after his comment, who shows up but Dweezil. My eldest responds with: “ Damn, that photo dude is good! “

[@MG-kj2fx]

Love this. Brings my 2 favorite things together. He has the job I have always dreamt about. I love my photography, and I’m sure Neil and I would be awesome friends. It would be fun!

[@brivington2011]

Watching Sunset Sound brought me to this video. I knew this guy was a legend but did not know to what extent. I know now. What a story.

[@PaulLoughrin]

Same here. Got here thru Sunset Sound.

[@StONed-mb1iv]

May the Zloz always be!

[@truckstoprodeo5574]

Fantastic documentary, great job rattlesnake prod. !!! Highly recommend seeing this ... Neil is just an incredible photographer !

[@sherrilrussell4441]

I loved this documentary!! I know his name from all the photos and posters I had of Van Halen. Also have some of his books I bought from the Van Halen store!!!

[@julianschulz1620]

My God, those live photos are incredible. I'm trying to figure how he knew exactly how to do this, even as a teenager.

[@danstarr374]

you can't do it now coz the bands of today are shit so the photos of today are no good...Neil is very talented but part of it was he was in the right place at right time...

[@pigaccount4330]

NEIL IS THE BEST !!!!! GREAT FRIEND AND MENTOR OVER THE 35YRS I'VE KNOWN HIM ......

[@rockercater]

*Neil Zlozower* *WAS THE PICTURE TAKING ROCKSTAR* *THE PICTURES THAT NEIL TOOK YOU FELT* *THE ZLOZ TOOK IT* *CATER*

[@tojorozombie]

Thanks for sharing!👍🏻

[@lasherthirteen7456]

Wow that was fucking awesome! . I never popped like i should have with my guitar and music career but me and the zloz have a lot in common Big respect for such a massive body of work and worth ethic.Thanks for the peek behind the curtain.

[@marcelomorem]

Neil is The GOAT

[@tonysams7261]

Man this is awesome! More people need to see this for sure!

[@rayfabris2512]

I remember all the photos I cut out of hit parader,circus and other rock magazines and I seen his name on all those photos I cut out and put on my wall.his work is awesome just watched pawn stars and a bunch of his photos sold for A LOT of money cool. thanks for the photos and memories I still have some saved. Paul Stanley hit the nail on the head 👏

[@JasonMcNamara]

KILLER Doco!!!! Well done. It’s a shame this isn’t on Netflix, but I’m guessing they wouldn’t take it unless it was 10bit 4:2:2... in 4K!!! And nice job Kyoko. (I live in Tokyo and she’s a friend of mine) 🤩

[@robertnunn497]

Freakin Awesome!!!

[@kenkatie]

Awesome doc, loved it!

[@RATTLESNAKEPRODUCTIONS]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kamaboko1]

Great documentary. I can remember back in the early 80s seeing his name next to a ton of band pics. Nice to see who the guy is.

[@chriskrueger1865]

Thank you for this, Neil. It would have been very cool to have put in the very last scene a shot of Neil pointing his camera at the movie camera with bright studio lighting behind him facing the movie camera to give us all a point of view of the feeling of being photographed by him on his studio stage.

[@gsmith207]

Just fuckin great! Thank you! And thank you Neil! Captured history for sure. Waaaaayyyy cool! Badass M f ah

[@alz1008]

Totally awesome buddy...had a blast. Monster's cruise last year's it's me jb lol. Z

[@massapower]

This is Photography and not those Idiots with Dummy Phones !😁

[@edwardbliss8931]

Watching this makes me wish rock and roll was central to our culture again. All those ideals----danger, decadence, sleaze, irreverence, recklessness---is sadly missing from todays music. I think 20, 25 years of lame pop and rap as the dominant genres in our culture is more than long enough. All that shit should've crashed and burned a long time ago.

[@rmedzoyan]

Of course Zlozower and VH are almost synonymous, but the subtext here is, VH may in the end be confirmed as the greatest American rock band ever.

[@reynoldsc]

Awesome doco about a photographer i really admire, growing up in UK in the 80's reading KERRANG! magazine.

[@PhotogV]

Grew up looking at his images, wanted to be a still photographer, because of him. Became a videographer instead. So, in an indirect way, he chose my career path

[@joemcmurray4089]

Introduced to Neil through pics when i lived In Kenora Ontario Canada....May have been in Toronto when my father as a bouncer at the Horshoe tavern , gave Loverboy there first paycheck as a Band...(So I was Told)...Could have been Cheap Trick...Doesn"t matter this is Rocks very best Picture Entertainer!

[@donseagrave]

best movie ever. rock and roll guts and glory.

[@theartist124]

To go from the Everest thin air of Led Zeppelin to the high blinding heat of the mighty Van Halen (11:44) no wonder he's F'n nuts! lol! Phenomenal Nutty Talent!

[@phantomhigh]

YESSSS!!!

[@wisdomseeker3362]

Great guy! Would love to meet him. Oh. I love oysters!

[@kevinsandlin843]

That was incredible! Awesome!

[@jorgeocampo1794]

Zl9z is the best además thank you for sharing this !!

[@SilverWalker84]

Jay Blakesberg is one hell of a rock photographer too. Definitely my favorite.

[@scottyd2262]

How could 10 people dislike this ? Some people aye ?

[@phnigra1313]

I'd love to hear Dave Grohls version of that photo shoot!! They looked miserable! 😂

[@danstarr374]

DG does not deserve a great photographer liek Neil...

[@SeanShaw72VOICESSTUDIO]

Loved this!

[@templatemusic]

This was awesome

[@SandraPokorneyCmonDude]

Ah, Steve, 3 hours? Damn man. Love ya.

[@StONed-mb1iv]

He was every bands extra bandmate.

[@destinationdaddio9977]

this just was fuckin great

[@megiddoxygen]

Fucking incredible!! Mad respect for Zlowz!!

[@KrazyRock]

that was real interesting!

[@davewestner]

I quite enjoyed the closing credits "music"

[@RATTLESNAKEPRODUCTIONS]

Apologies for that! We recently had to remove some of the songs due to copyright issues, despite having all the necessary agreements and licences to use them.

[@davewestner]

@@RATTLESNAKEPRODUCTIONS I figured, but I actually wasn't being snarky at all.....sounds pretty cool! What can I say? I like unusual sounds!

[@ThemFuzzyMonsters]

Need to get Neil on the Joe Rogan podcast!! #JoeRogan

[@himjim2469]

Another cool dude that Eddie Van Halen doesn't talk to any more

[@johnbhumphrey]

If you had anything to do with rock and roll, this guy had an influence on you.

[@anthonydominguez3989]

Okay, I'm putting this comment on text to talk so somethings might come out a misconstrued. I'll do some proofreading before I hit the send button. Zlo, this is Scott Dominguez former bass player for laaz rockit I just watched your your film it's great back a lot of great memories. Even though you weren't using any photos of of them, the like you laaz years that I was with the band. Remember the first time we had a photo shoot on top of the Marriott in LA at the concrete convention. The time right after the Rodney King riots and then the photo shoot we did for when we changed our name to gak and you took us out to Compton and we did pictures out there. You know. Strange you put your clientele in in these potentially deadly situations and you get some really good photos that way your sick man. Anyways, I'm just kidding and and remember when we went to Japan we brought you. I got photos of you. I took photos of you. I got pictures of you backstage picking your nose signing autographs thinking you're a rockstar. It was great. You are rockstar dude. Thank you for the memories and also who's that old guy playing you in the movie?🖕

[@seatstitcher3636]

I’ve never wanted to constantly be clearing my throat in my life.

[@jimmyjennings4089]

I guess if you can't play an instrument you can always take pictures of those that do, and be dam good at it.

[@peterjsaporito4925]

Zloz rules!!!

[@jopestv1063]

nice work. don't ever grow up, zloz

[@hellboundrubber4448]

This could only make Wedding Photographers totally regret their career choice in life.

[@frankrichards3089]

Nobody can touch him in the world of rock photography...not even close.

[@Michael-hv3ts]

He needs to do a traveling show like they have done with the Rockwell paintings. It would just kill.

[@rockercater]

*THANK YOU* * *RATTLESNAKE PRODUCTIONS*

[@torontorox]

this rox!

[@rockercater]

*FAR OUT MAN* *CATER*

[@97warlock]

thats chad smith in the thumbnail, not niel

[@robbieduffy9998]

Does anyone know what year this is from..??

[@RATTLESNAKEPRODUCTIONS]

We released In Your Face in 2018: www.rattlesnakeproductions.com/films.html :)

[@brucelee4996]

@@RATTLESNAKEPRODUCTIONS Thanks for uploading. 📸

[@StONed-mb1iv]

BUCKETfuckitLIST 1) Meet Neil B) meet ZLOZ 4) MEET NEIL ZLOZOWER.....

[@stevenlennon12]

3:26 greatesat band pic of all time

[@shable1436]

I wonder if Niel and Leland sklar got together and put all their photos of ppl giving the bird, it would be the most epic one. I only thought Leland had the biggest collection of musicians flipping off the bird to the camera, i also wonder if one inspired the other, or like the famous Johnny Cash photo from Marshall it was just was built from that

[@paulcarlsen4088]

I see him shooting an RB67!