Having Sir Paul run through his entire set in front of myself and Simon with just Linda McCartney in the audience with us has to be pretty special. 'So, shoots that spring to mind… Chris Whitten, with Paul McCartney. Having known editors Tim Ponting, Simon Braund, Ronan MacDonald, Louise King and now Chris Barnes I have seen my fair share of editors! Plus the festivals then - Reading and Phoenix were all very cool - seeing the Pixies and Nirvana. Working out of Cambridgeshire, going to soundchecks and gigs in London was a real buzz. 'I started on the magazine in April 1989 and knew pretty much straight away that it was the most friendly community within the music biz. It was a long drive home…' James Cumpsty, photographer By then he was pretty worse for wear but, charming as ever, said he remembered us and thanked us again. Eventually at some point in the early hours we plucked up the courage to introduce ourselves to him. We smiled every time Mitch came near but he didn't come and chat. Mitch played with a guitarist called Danny Gatton and all number of musicians got up and jammed for a few songs.

We drove down from Cambridge and got there early on. 'On the back of Mitch's cover interview Simon and I were invited by Mitch to an exclusive party at the Hard Rock Café on September 18th 1990 - the 20th anniversary of Hendrix's death. 'During the shoot I managed to break one of Mitch Mitchell's chairs while standing on it to get an over-kit viewpoint', Adam Jones, photographer He got quite frustrated with the person on the other end - he was clearly reliving his past with us and didn't want to be interrupted. He'd arranged to go out somewhere on the same afternoon as the interview and his phone kept ringing. However once he sat down with Simon he became more welcoming and talked at length about his time with the Experience. The interview took place at a time when Mitch was still quite reclusive and he made it clear when we arrived that he wasn't into it at all. During the shoot I managed to break one of his chairs while standing on it to get an over-kit viewpoint (this was alluded to by editor Simon Braund in the interview). 'In my time as a photographer for Rhythm I got to photograph Mitch Mitchell - big hero, obviously. I hope to write a more extensive memories piece 25 years from now.' Adam Jones, photograher and writer

'Most of all, it's just an honour to be able to say that I write for Rhythm.

MC5 by Brett Callwood