Since playing music is so much about being on the road, and since rock ‘n’ roll is so much about being reckless and young and fast, it’s no wonder that so many rock icons have been photographed and immortalized with their cars. Click through to see a roundup of 10 of our favorite photographs of famous musicians mugging alongside their rides.
Bruce Springsteen with his ’60 Corvette. Frank Stefanko, Haddonfield, NJ, 1978
Sonny and Cher’s his and hers Ford Mustangs custom-designed by George Barris for the movie Good Times
Joe Strummer of The Clash bending over beautiful Gaby Salter. NYC ’81. Photo Credit: Bob Gruen
The Beatles by John Lennon’s car after he passed his L-test 15th February 1965 [via]
Janis Joplin’s psychedelic 1965 Porsche 356c Cabriolet
Neil Young sitting atop his 1959 Lincoln Continental on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, 1975
Bob Dylan posing near a Austin Princess Limo. Photo Credit: Barry Feinstein
Johnny Cash’s GM “One Piece at a Time” car, April 1976
Joan Jett posing with her first car, a Jaguar XJ-S [via]
The Who circa 1967, Pete Towshend on a Lincoln Coninental, John Entwistle on a Lincoldn Continental and Roger Daltrey on a 3.8 Jaguar.