Beginning with recollections of his time with The Beatles in Hamburg in 1960, moving to Paris and an influential meeting with John and Paul, Jürgen Vollmer goes on to recount his experience of 1970s New York, life in Hollywood, and his return to Hamburg 30 years later.

We have loved them, and we have loathed them; over 100 of the world’s most emblematic characters have been brought together for the first time in a rare and unseen collection by photojournalist David Steen.