http://www.richardavedon.com/editorial2004/newyorker/catpower.php
I was so drunk I could barely stand up [...] My organs were so messed up from drinking I was in physical pain. I couldn't zip up my pants because my stomach was killing me. I didn’t even realize I wasn't wearing underwear until the magazine came out. [...] I had to explain to my grandmother that this was the definitive photographer of the 20th century." - Chan Marshall about that infamous photo by Richard Avedon.