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>> ON THIS EPISODE OF HOW I ROCK
IT, WE HANG OUT WITH JONATHAN
MANNION, ONE OF HIP-HOP'S
FOREMOST IMAGE-MAKERS.
>> TODAY, I'M SHOOTING
THEOPHILUS LONDON.
>> I LOVE THIS OUTFIT, MAN.
>> FOR DESIGNER DUNCAN QUINN, A
SUIT ISN'T JUST SOMETHING YOU
WEAR, IT'S A MEMBERSHIP.
>> THE GUYS WHO COME HERE,
THEY'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING
UNIQUE.
WHAT CAN WE DO, AND WHAT WILL WE
DO, IT'S A QUESTION OF TIME AND
MONEY.
>> DANIEL K. NELSON TOURS L.A.'S
SPEAKEASIES.
>> I WANTED TO REVIVE THE
EXPERIENCE OF BEING MAYBE A
LITTLE NAUGHTY AT NIGHT.
>> AND THE UNIQUE MIND OF DAVID
LYNCH.
>> TONIGHT, WE'RE GONNA SEE
DOCUMENTARY OF GOOD NEWS.
>> I'M BARON DAVIS, AND THIS IS
HOW I ROCK IT.
[indie pop]
♪ ♪
THIS IS HOW I ROCK IT, THE SHOW
THAT GOES BEHIND THE SCENES WITH
THE TRENDSETTERS AND
TASTEMAKERS, DEFINING STYLE IN
THEIR OWN WAY.
JONATHAN MANNION IS THE
PHOTOGRAPHER BEHIND SOME OF
HIP-HOP'S MOST ICONIC IMAGES
FROM JAY-Z AND EMINEM TO KANYE
AND SNOOP.
MANNION CAPTURES THE BIGGEST
NAMES IN THE GAME AND THE ONES
ABOUT TO BLOW UP.
[hip-hop music]
♪ ♪
>> A PHOTOGRAPH TO ME, AT THE
MOST BASIC LEVEL, IS A
REFLECTION OF LIGHT OFF OF THE
PERSON IN THE MOMENT CAPTURED BY
A CONTRAPTION.
MY AIM IS TO TAKE THE DEFINING
PORTRAIT OF THAT PERSON TO
DOCUMENT A MOMENT THAT WILL
NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN.
LIKE, THIS IS IT.
I'M JONATHAN MANNION.
I'M A PHOTOGRAPHER AND DIRECTOR.
I GREW UP IN CLEVELAND, OHIO.
BOTH OF MY PARENTS WERE ARTISTS,
SO I KNEW THAT AT SOME LEVEL I
WAS GOING TO END UP DOING
SOMETHING CREATIVE.
WHEN I MOVED TO NEW YORK, I
ACCEPTED A POSITION WITH RICHARD
AVEDON AS HIS, YOU KNOW, STUDIO
ASSISTANT.
I KIND OF DIDN'T WANT TO DO
FASHION, I KIND OF--
I LOVE THE CLOTHES, I LOVE HOW
THEY MAKE PEOPLE FEEL, I LOVE
PERSONAL STYLE.
BUT I KNEW EXACTLY WHAT I DIDN'T
WANT TO DO, AND I THINK THAT
THAT ALLOWED ME TO DISCOVER AND
CHASE WHAT I DID WANT TO DO
WHICH WAS URBAN CULTURE,
HIP-HOP, REGGAE, THAT KIND OF
STUFF.
THIS IS THE WALL OF FAME, I
GUESS, AS IT'S BEEN DUBBED.
THESE ARE THE ORIGINAL CONTACT
SHEETS FROM ALL OF MY PHOTO
SHOOTS.
I SHOOT FOR MAGAZINES AND ALBUM
COVERS.
YOU KNOW, IT'S OBVIOUSLY SLICES
OF HIP-HOP HISTORY, MAN.
THE FIRST MAJOR OPPORTUNITY THAT
I HAD WAS TO SHOOT JAY Z.
HIS FIRST COVER AND MY FIRST
COVER, FOR THE REASONABLE
DOUBT ALBUM.
AND I THINK THAT WAS IT.
THAT WAS THE FIRST MOMENT OF,
LIKE, WOW, I CAN DO THIS.
AND THEN FROM THERE, THAT LED
TO EIGHT JAY Z ALBUM COVERS,
FOUR LUDA, FOUR RICK ROSS,
FOUR GANG.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
I THINK THAT'S A RARE CASE WHEN
SOMEBODY CAN KIND OF GIVE FULL
COVERAGE TO A GENRE OF MUSIC
AND KIND OF BE THERE FROM THE
BEGINNING AND THEN SEE IT
ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
THAT IS, LIKE, WHY I HAVE
COMPLETE COVERAGE, OF, LIKE,
20 YEARS.
PICTURES CAPTURE REAL MOMENTS,
AND I ALWAYS CHASE THOSE REAL
MOMENTS.
TODAY I AM SHOOTING THEOPHILUS
LONDON.
THEOPHILUS IS AN ARTIST THAT
I'VE WORKED WITH ON A FEW
OCCASIONS.
I SHOT HIS FIRST ALBUM COVER.
>> MAN, I WAS--
>> YEAH, WHAT'S UP JOHN?
>> THEOPHILUS LONDON.
YOU KNOW, HE REALLY HAS A GOOD
HANDLE ON STYLE AND WEARS
CLOTHES REALLY, REALLY WELL.
WELL, LOOK, MAN.
I WANNA SHOW YOU, MAN.
YOU MADE THE CUT, MAN.
>> THIS IS MY SHOW THAT I'M
DOING IN FRANCE AT K. HENNESSY.
>> WOW.
>> AND WE HAD TO THROW YOU UP IN
THE MIX.
>> OH, SICK. SICK.
>> THEY ONLY WANTED ME TO PICK
MY TOP 50.
>> AH, SICK, MAN.
I'M HONORED, MAN.
I'M HONORED. THAT'S HOT.
I USED TO SEE ALL THESE PHOTOS
WHEN I WAS KID.
SO JUST TO KNOW WHAT CAMERA THEY
CAME FROM NOW.
LIKE, I REMEMBER THIS RIGHT
HERE--THIS IS SUPER-LEGENDARY.
THIS IS, LIKE, HOW I REMEMBER
HOW THESE DUDES LOOKED.
THIS IS KIND OF SURREAL BECAUSE
I'VE GROWN UP.
I'VE SEEN A LOT OF THESE PHOTOS
IN MAGAZINES.
AND, YOU KNOW, I IDOLIZED THESE
PHOTOS, WHICH IS INSPIRING.
IT'S WHAT CONNECTED ME TO THE
ARTISTS, IS BECAUSE OF
JONATHAN'S PHOTOS.
YOU KNOW, HE KIND OF KNOWS THE
SHOT THAT HE'S GOING FOR
ALREADY--THE ATMOSPHERE,
THE VIBE.
HE ALREADY HAS A VISION.
>> YEAH, THAT'S CRAZY, MAN.
OKAY, HOLD THAT.
CHIN UP JUST SLIGHTLY.
I WANT TO CATCH YOUR EYES A
LITTLE BIT.
TODAY, I GOT TO WHIP OUT THE
ARSENAL.
LIKE, THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT
THE NOSTALGIA OF, LIKE, AN OLD
ART FORM THAT'S VERY HANDS-ON.
I THINK THIS IS MY FAVORITE
PICTURE I'VE TAKEN OF YOU, MAN.
>> OH, YEAH?
>> I LOVE WHAT WE'VE DONE, BUT I
LOVE THIS OUTFIT, MAN.
JUST ITS SIMPLICITY.
MUSIC AND STYLE CERTAINLY IS
SYNONYMOUS.
PEOPLE CALL IT SWAG OR WHATEVER
IT IS.
YOU LOOK AT SOMEBODY LIKE MICK
JAGGER FROM THE ROLLING STONES.
IT WAS EXACTLY A PERSONAL
REFLECTION OF WHO HE WAS.
>> SO I'M REALLY GONNA SCREAM.
>> THAT'S FINE.
ON THREE. ONE, TWO.
[screams]
GOT SOME LUNGS, MAN.
YOU SHOULD BE A SINGER OR
SOMETHING.
WHATEVER IT TAKES, MAN.
WHATEVER IT TAKES, RIGHT?
LET ME SEE YOU TURN AND SQUARE
YOUR SHOULDERS JUST A LITTLE
BIT TO ME.
THIS IS IT, MAN.
THIS IS WHEN A WRITER WRITES,
IT'S WHEN A SINGER SINGS.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
I'M A PHOTOGRAPHER.
I SHOOT.
WHAT A SUBJECT.
I MEAN, HIS FACE, THE WAY HE
WEARS HIS CLOTHES.
WHETHER IT'S POLISHED UP IN A
SUIT WITH A BEAUTIFUL HAT OR
RENEGADE GRUNGE KIND OF STYLE,
IT'S LIKE THIS MYSTERIOUS,
INTERNATIONAL MAN OF LEISURE AND
LUXURY STEPS ON SET AND KILLS
IT.
IT'S RARE THAT THIS TYPE OF
SYNERGY HAPPENS.
YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT SOME OF THE
PHOTOS THAT I'VE TAKEN, LIKE, IN
THE PAST, SOME HAVE BEEN REALLY
CHALLENGING TO GET TO THAT
DEFINITIVE MOMENT.
YOU KNOW, THIS ONE?
IT'S LIKE YOU CAN CLOSE YOUR
EYES AND POINT TO ONE.
IT'S PROBABLY AN INCREDIBLE
PHOTO.
YOU LOOK BACK AT MOMENTS IN
TIME.
IT'S ALWAYS DEFINED BY WRITERS,
MUSICIANS, AND ARTISTS.
AND I SHOOT ARTISTS.
LIKE, I'M DRIVEN BY THAT.
I'M MOTIVATED BY THAT.
AND I WANT TO BE THE GUY,
WHEN YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES AND
THINK OF A PICTURE OF EMINEM,
LIKE, I WANT IT TO BE MINE.
IT'S BLOOD, SWEAT, TEARS,
EFFORT, TEAMWORK.
ALL OF THESE THINGS KIND OF
COMBINING TO CREATE MY STYLE, MY
VOICE.
I AM MAKING PICTURES FOR THE
WORLD TO LAST FOREVER TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS MOMENT FELT
LIKE.
LAST FRAMES.
I WON'T ABUSE MY PRIVILEGE, MAN.
SO MUCH LOVE, MAN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THIS DIDN'T EVEN FEEL LIKE
WORK.
>> IT AIN'T WORK, MAN.
NOT WHEN YOU'RE DOING WHAT YOU
LOVE.
>> DUNCAN QUINN IS A FORMER
LAWYER WHO'S TRANSFORMED HIMSELF
INTO A DESIGNER AND GENTLEMAN
ADVENTURER.
HIS STYLE COMBINING SAVILE ROW
TAILORING WITH A ROCK AND ROLL
EDGE.
>> WE DON'T DO FASHION.
WE DO STYLE.
IN MANY WAYS, I THINK A SUIT IS
A SUIT OF ARMOR.
YOU KNOW, IT'S PROTECTION.
YOU'RE SORT OF DOING BATTLE
EVERY DAY.
YOU GO TO WORK, YOU KNOW, OR
YOU'RE DOING THE DEALS.
WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT, THE
ONLY THING THAT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT IS THAT YOU LOOK
[bleep] GREAT IN YOUR SUIT AND
THAT YOU FEEL CONFIDENT.
MY NAME IS DUNCAN QUINN.
I CURATE PEOPLE'S LIFESTYLES.
TO SOME OF THE OUTSIDE WORLD,
I'M A DESIGNER.
BUT TO ME, I'M JUST HAVING LOTS
AND LOTS OF FUN.
YEAH, THERE SHE IS.
>> JUST LIKE YOU SAID IT WOULD
LOOK.
>> [laughing]
DOESN'T IT ALWAYS?
YOU OPEN A LITTLE STORE ON
SPRING STREET IN NEW YORK, AND
YOU HAVE GUYS COMING FROM TOKYO
AND HONG KONG AND PARIS.
WE SELL BASICALLY MEMBERSHIP IN
A CLUB.
AND THE ENTRE TO THE CLUB IS
HAVING A SUIT MADE.
WE LIKE SHOWING APPRECIATION FOR
THE CLIENTS WHO COME HERE, ALL
THE CLIENTS' FRIENDS.
IT BECOMES A VERY BLURRED LINE.
EVERYBODY WHO COMES IN HERE ENDS
UP BECOMING, LIKE, PART OF THIS
CLUB.
I THINK PERSONAL STORYTELLING IS
STYLE.
A LOT OF THE INSPIRATION FOR ME
WAS MOVIES FROM THE '60s.
JAMES BOND IN ITS ORIGINAL
ITERATIONS, AND THEN YOU THROW
INTO THE MIX A BIT OF SORT OF
PUNK ROCK, A BIT OF ROCK AND
ROLL, AND YOU SORT OF END UP
WITH WHERE WE'RE AT.
I KIND OF HAD A CLOTHING HABIT
THAT STARTED PRETTY EARLY.
WHEN I WAS IN MY EARLY 20s, I
STARTED GETTING SUITS MADE.
IT ALWAYS STRUCK ME AS VERY
INTERESTING, THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN THE WAY THAT PEOPLE
PERCEIVE YOU BECAUSE OF THE
CLOTHING THAT YOU'RE WEARING AND
HOW YOU CAN KIND OF PLAY WITH
THAT METRIC.
WHEN I OPENED THE STORE TEN
YEARS AGO, NOBODY DID WHAT WE
DID.
CLOTHING HAPPENS TO BE THE HUB
OF THE WHEEL, BUT THE SPOKES
ARE ALL THE FUN, INTERESTING
THINGS THAT WE DO OTHER THAN
JUST MAKE CLOTHES.
START THE EVENING OFF WITH A
***, AS THEY SAY.
L.T., HOW YOU DOING?
THE GUYS WHO COME HERE TEND TO
BE WOLVES, NOT SHEEP.
THEY'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING
UNIQUE AND INDIVIDUAL, AND THEY
HAVE AN APPRECIATION FOR THE
FINER THINGS IN LIFE AND THINGS
THAT ARE WORTH SEEKING OUT.
IT'S A CLUB OF GENTLEMEN ROGUES.
I THINK THE GUYS ENJOY HAVING A
CURATOR, SOMEONE WHO'S FIGURING
OUT THINGS THAT ARE KIND OF
INTERESTING AND OLD AND RARE SO
THAT THEY DON'T JUST END UP
GOING TO THE USUAL PLACES.
AND TODAY, WE'RE GOING TO BE
SHIPPED AROUND IN A BENTLEY.
THEY'RE GOING TO ONE OF THE
LITTLE SECRET RESTAURANTS, AND
WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME PRETTY
PHENOMENAL WINES.
WE JOKINGLY CALL THEM THE
ROGUES DINNERS.
AND A LOT OF THE DINNERS THAT WE
HAVE ARE REALLY AN ENTRE INTO
THE WORLD OF ALL THE OTHER STUFF
WE DO, WHICH CAN INVOLVE
ANYTHING FROM DRIVING A BUGATTI
VEYRON IN ITALY TO GOING FISHING
FOR SALMON IN ALASKA.
WHAT CAN WE DO AND WHAT WILL WE
DO?
IT REALLY BECOMES AN EQUATION
THAT'S A QUESTION OF TIME AND
MONEY.
IT WASN'T SO MUCH GOING THE
WRONG WAY AS BEING SLIGHTLY ON
THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD, INTO
THE POLICE CAR.
>> HOW'D THAT GO?
>> IT WENT PRETTY WELL.
[laughter]
>> DUNCAN CALLED ME UP ONE TIME.
HE SAID, "HEY, PACK YOUR
FISHING ROD-- WE'RE GOING TO
ALASKA.
DON'T WORRY, I'VE GOT IT ALL
SORTED OUT."
THE NEXT THING I KNEW, I WAS
FLY FISHING FOR TROUT.
I MEAN, HE MAGICALLY PULLED THIS
THING OUT OF THIN AIR.
I DON'T KNOW HOW HE DOES IT.
>> I THINK IF YOU'RE A CLIENT OF
DUNCAN'S, YOU'RE SORT OF
AUTOMATICALLY A FRIEND AS WELL.
YOU KNOW, THAT KIND OF SEEMS TO
BE HOW HE RUNS HIS BUSINESS.
>> FIRST, WE WANT TO THANK YOU
ALL FOR COMING.
SECONDLY, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO
IN A MOMENT IS HEAD OVER TO
AROMA.
VITO HAS PREPARED SOME KIND OF
FOUR OR FIVE-COURSE MEAL WITH
SOME PRETTY INTERESTING WINES AS
WELL.
AND AWAY WE GO.
TONIGHT, WE'RE HAVING A DINNER
AT ONE OF THE LITTLE SECRET
PLACES THAT IF YOU DON'T REALLY
KNOW THAT IT'S THERE, YOU WOULD
NEVER KNOW.
YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT TO GO
THROUGH A LITTLE DOOR AT THE
BACK THAT DOESN'T LOOK AS IF IT
GOES ANYWHERE, DOWN THE STAIRS
INTO THE ALLEYWAY, THROUGH THE
KITCHEN, AND THEN YOU GET INTO
THE PRIVATE DINING ROOM WHERE
YOU'RE GONNA BE EATING.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
THANKS SO MUCH, MAN.
>> SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> APPRECIATE IT.
I REMEMBER A STORY A FEW YEARS
AGO WHERE A GUY IN FRANCE HAD
PROBABLY THE FINEST COLLECTION
OF OLD AND RARE WINE IN THE
WORLD.
AND HE HAD IT ALL STORED UP INTO
A MUSEUM.
AND TO ME, THAT'S THE WORST
THING YOU COULD POSSIBLY DO
BECAUSE THE WHOLE POINT OF THE
STUFF IS TO SHARE IT WITH YOUR
FRIENDS.
>> WHAT'S THE FIRST THING THAT
COMES OUT?
>> THE VERY FIRST IS GONNA BE
ONE OF MY SIGNATURE ARANCINI.
AND THEN, THE OPPOSITE IS THE
SLIDER OF THE VENISON.
>> THIS IS BRILLIANT, MAN.
>> DUNCAN QUINN IS A DEAR
FRIEND.
HE COULD GO ANYWHERE IN THE
CITY, BUT HE PREFERS TO COME
HERE.
>> [laughing]
>> WHEN WE HIKED THE LARGEST
GLACIER LEFT IN NORTH AMERICA.
WHAT WAS IT CALLED?
>> IT WAS CALLED PIECE OF CAKE.
>> OH, SHUT YOUR GULLET.
>> [laughing]
>> I ALMOST CARRIED YOU UP
THERE.
>> HE DID A PRETTY STUNNING JOB,
THOUGH, FOR A GUY WHO WENT
HIKING UP A GLACIER IN A PAIR OF
SNEAKERS.
I THINK WE ALL NEED TO GIVE A
LITTLE TOAST TO VITO, AND THANK
YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, VITO.
>> CHEERS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THERE'S LOTS OF BONDING GOING
ON, AND, YOU KNOW, THE GUYS ARE
HAVING FUN.
YOU KNOW, I THINK YOU KIND OF
WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN THINGS
THAT ARE STORY-WORTHY.
AND YOU WANT TO CREATE THEM WITH
PEOPLE THAT YOU ENJOY BEING
WITH.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHY YOU JOIN A
CLUB.
SUCCESS, FOR ME, IS BEING ABLE
TO DO THIS EVERY DAY.
AND THAT FEELS REALLY SPECIAL.
>> THESE DAYS, NEARLY EVERY MAN
HAS A POLO SHIRT IN HIS CLOSET.
BUT RENE LACOSTE WASN'T AFTER A
FASHION STATEMENT WHEN HE
CREATED HIS SIGNATURE DESIGN,
AND HE WASN'T A POLO PLAYER
EITHER.
HE WANTED TO WIN A TENNIS
CHAMPIONSHIP.
AT THE TIME, TENNIS PLAYERS WORE
STARCHED, BUTTONED DOWN SHIRTS
AND HEAVY TROUSERS.
IT WAS LIKE PLAYING TENNIS IN A
BURLAP SUIT.
LACOSTE DESIGNED A SHIRT WITH
SHORT SLEEVES AND A LONG TAIL
THAT STAYED TUCKED IN DURING THE
MATCH.
AND HE WON THE U.S. OPEN IN
STRAIGHT SETS.
LACOSTE AND HIS SHIRTS WERE A
SENSATION ON THE COURT.
AND WHEN HE RETIRED, HE STARTED
MARKETING HIS POLO SHIRTS TO THE
PUBLIC.
SINCE HIS NICKNAME WAS "THE
CROCODILE," EACH SHIRT FEATURED
HIS ICONIC CROCODILE EMBLEM ON
THE FRONT.
THE POLO SHIRT BECAME A SPORTING
STAPLE, EVEN WITH POLO PLAYERS.
>> IF IT COMES IN A GLASS,
DANIEL K. NELSON CAN TELL YOU
ABOUT IT.
AS CO-OWNER OF THE HISTORIC
HOLLYWOOD BAR THE WRITER'S ROOM,
NELSON BRINGS BACK THE
UNDERGROUND SPIRIT OF ILLEGAL
FUN IN HIS 1920s-INSPIRED
SPEAKEASY.
>> I'VE ALWAYS FELT A CONNECTION
TO THE PAST.
FOR ME, EXPERIENCING COCKTAILS
IS LIKE EXPERIENCING ANOTHER
TIME.
AND I THINK EVERY COCKTAIL
REALLY IS A STORY IN A GLASS.
MY NAME IS DANIEL K. NELSON.
I'M A PARTNER IN THE WRITER'S
ROOM IN HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA.
DURING PROHIBITION, THE WRITER'S
ROOM WAS A SPEAKEASY.
IT USED TO BE CALLED THE BACK
ROOM AT MUSSO & FRANK,
AND IT WAS WHERE A LOT OF THE
LITERATI OF THE TIME, LIKE JOHN
O'HARA, ERNEST HEMINGWAY,
FITZGERALD, WOULD COME HERE AND
DRINK AND TALK ABOUT LITERATURE.
AND AT THAT TIME, YOU WALKED
INTO MUSSO'S RESTAURANT AND THEN
WALKED THROUGH THE BATHROOMS.
AND THERE WAS A LITTLE DOOR AND,
OF COURSE, SLAT.
AND THEY'D OPEN IT UP AND DECIDE
TO LET YOU IN OR NOT.
>> ♪ CALM, COOL, AND COLLECTED ♪
♪ THE RIVER GIVES RISE ♪
>> FOR ME, THE PROHIBITION ERA
SPEAKEASY REALLY REPRESENTS
EVERYTHING THAT IS GREAT ABOUT
DRINKING IN BARS.
SO TOMORROW NIGHT, I'M THROWING
A GREAT GATSBY THEMED PARTY AT
THE WRITER'S ROOM.
AND I WANT TO CREATE AN
AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCE FOR MY
GUESTS, SO TONIGHT I'M GOING TO
DO A LITTLE TOUR OF HIDDEN L.A.
BARS TO GIVE ME SOME
INSPIRATION.
I'M HEADED TO THE DEL MONTE
SPEAKEASY IN VENICE.
DURING PROHIBITION, THEY HAD A
SPEAKEASY THERE IN THE BASEMENT.
SO HAVING COCKTAILS IN A TRUE
HISTORIC, HIDDEN L.A. SPOT.
[1920s jazz music]
♪ ♪
>> THERE'S BEEN A BAR ON THIS
PREMISES CONTINUALLY SINCE 1915,
PROHIBITION OR NO, BY GOD,
PROHIBITION.
WE'RE KIND OF PROUD OF THAT.
>> IT'S AMAZING TO BE ABLE TO
COME INTO A SPACE AND EXPERIENCE
THE AUTHENTICITY OF A BUILDING.
IT REALLY IS TRULY HOW IT WAS
DURING PROHIBITION.
>> YES. YES.
COME BACK, DANIEL, TO THE
SANCTUM SANCTORUM.
I'LL SHOW YOU HOW WE GOT THAT
LIQUOR IN HERE.
>> I SPENT MOST OF MY CHILDHOOD
IN IRELAND, AND GOING TO PUBS
WITH MY DAD WAS--THAT'S JUST
WHAT YOU DID.
THERE WAS MUSIC.
THERE WAS HISTORY.
THERE WAS A LOT OF STORYTELLING.
AND I THINK A BAR THAT HAS
HISTORY OR IS AT LEAST TRYING TO
TELL A STORY TRANSPORTS YOU TO A
DIFFERENT PLACE.
>> RIGHT BACK HERE IS ALL YOU
CAN SEE THAT'S LEFT OF THE
TUNNEL.
>> AND NO STORY IS BETTER THAN
THAT OF PROHIBITION-ERA L.A.
>> THEY BLANKED THIS OFF.
THEY FILLED IT WITH RUBBLE.
BUT THE TUNNEL CAME THROUGH
RIGHT THERE.
YOU COULD VERY EASILY MOVE MEN
CARRYING CASES OF WHISKY THROUGH
HERE.
>> YOU SAID THEY WERE LIT.
>> YES.
THEY WERE CONCRETE LINED.
THEY WERE ELECTRICALLY LIT.
THEY HAD GAS, STEAM, WATER,
ELECTRICITY, AND ACCESS TO THE
BEACH, WHICH IS WHAT WE NEEDED
TO BRING THAT LIQUOR DOWN FROM
CANADA--
>> GOOD CANADIAN WHISKY.
>> OH.
VERY GOOD CANADIAN WHISKY.
CANADIAN RYE.
>> I'M NOW GOING TO HEAD ACROSS
TOWN TO LOCK & KEY, A MODERN-DAY
SPEAKEASY.
THE GREAT THING ABOUT LOCK & KEY
IS THAT EVEN THOUGH IT'S A NEW
BAR, IT REALLY HEARKENS BACK TO
THE TRUE PROHIBITION-ERA
AESTHETIC OF A CLASSIC
SPEAKEASY.
YOU WALK INTO THIS ROOM.
THERE'S ALL THESE DOORKNOBS, AND
YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE WHICH ONE IS
THE REAL ONE.
AND YOU KNOW YOU'RE PART OF THE
CLUB WHEN YOU KNOW WHICH DOOR
HANDLE TO TURN.
>> SO TELL ME WHAT YOU'RE UP TO.
>> WELL, I'M LOOKING TO CREATE A
COUPLE COCKTAILS THAT ARE PERIOD
CORRECT FOR A GATSBY PARTY I'M
HAVING AT THE WRITER'S ROOM.
>> RIGHT. THAT SOUNDS AWESOME.
WHEN I THINK OF GATSBY, I THINK
OF ELEGANCE.
AND YOU KNOW YOU'RE GONNA GET
THAT WITH A PROHIBITION-STYLE
COCKTAIL.
YOU REALLY ARE PAYING HOMAGE TO
EVERYTHING THAT CAME BEFORE.
OUR ANCESTORS WENT THROUGH THE
POSSIBILITY OF BECOMING A
CRIMINAL JUST TO ENJOY A SIMPLE
DRINK.
PROHIBITION WAS A GREAT LEVELER.
HONOR AMONG THIEVES, AS WE MIGHT
PUT IT.
AND IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR
SOMETHING LIKE THAT, MY MOST
IMMEDIATE THOUGHT WOULD BE TO DO
SOMETHING LIKE A MAMIE TAYLOR,
SOMETHING THAT REFLECTS THE
SPIRIT OF THE TIME AND THE
DELICATE BALANCE OF A BLENDED
SCOTCH WITH THE GINGER AND THE
LIME.
IT'S ABSOLUTELY PERFECT TO START
THE PARTY.
>> WELL, LET'S MAKE ONE.
>> FANTASTIC.
MAKE ME A DOUBLE, PLEASE.
>> IN THE LAST DECADE, THERE'S
BEEN A GREAT REVIVAL OF
PROHIBITION-ERA COCKTAILS.
>> PERFECT.
>> CHEERS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.
>> AND WHEN PEOPLE VISIT THESE
SPEAKEASY-STYLE BARS, THEY'RE
REALLY LOOKING FOR A TRUE,
AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCE.
THE RENAISSANCE OF THE MODERN
COCKTAIL CULTURE CAN BE TRACED
BACK TO PROHIBITION-ERA
SPEAKEASIES AND BARS.
HOW ARE WE DOING, ALL RIGHT?
AND I WANTED TO REVIVE THAT
EXPERIENCE OF BEING MAYBE A
LITTLE NAUGHTY AT NIGHT...
HAVING A WELL-MADE AND PROPER
COCKTAIL...
AND TO CREATE AN AUTHENTIC
EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYONE THAT
COMES THROUGH THE DOOR.
BRINGING SOMETHING BACK THAT
ESSENTIALLY IS DEAD IS PRETTY
COOL.
>> DIRECTOR DAVID LYNCH HAS
BROUGHT US SOME OF THE MOST
STRIKING AND MEMORABLE MOVIES OF
ALL TIME.
AN AMAZING ARTIST, HE DOES
EVERYTHING ON HIS OWN TERMS,
WHILE THE REST OF US JUST TRY TO
KEEP UP.
>> CREATIVITY IS PROBLEM
SOLVING.
IT'S ACTION AND REACTION.
IDEAS AND THOUGHTS COME UP, BUT
WE DON'T KNOW THE IDEA UNTIL IT
ENTERS OUR CONSCIOUS MIND.
AND IF YOU FORGET A GOOD IDEA,
YOU WANT TO COMMIT SUICIDE.
SO YOU WRITE THESE THINGS DOWN.
>> WE'LL BE BRINGING YOU GUYS
INTO THE ANNEX A LITTLE BIT.
>> OKAY.
>> AFTER YOU DO YOUR THING.
SO HAVE FUN.
>> OKAY. YEAH.
SEE YOU, CLAUDIA.
>> SEE YOU.
>> WELL, WE'RE AT A REAL GREAT
PLACE, THE HAMMER MUSEUM.
AND TONIGHT, WE'RE GONNA SEE A
FILM CALLED MEDITATION,
CREATIVITY, AND PEACE.
I'M IN THE FILM, BUT IT'S NOT
MY FILM.
IT'S A DOCUMENTARY BY FILM
STUDENTS IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES
DOCUMENTING TRANSCENDENTAL
MEDITATION.
I'VE BEEN MEDITATING ALMOST 40
YEARS.
>> UH-HUH.
>> I NEVER MISSED A MEDITATION.
>> NEITHER HAVE I.
TWICE A DAY.
>> PUT HER THERE.
I WAS ALWAYS FAIRLY OPTIMISTIC,
BUT INSIDE WAS DEEP TORMENT.
>> DAVID, WHY DO YOU ASK THIS
ONE TO BE INVOLVED WITH YOUR
FOUNDATION?
>> RUSSELL IS GONNA START A
REVOLUTION.
HE'S GONNA START A REVOLUTION
FOR ALL THE PEOPLE.
I WAS FILLED WITH ANXIETIES,
STRESS.
AND I HAD A LOT OF ANGER.
AND THEN I HEARD A PHRASE, "TRUE
HAPPINESS IS NOT OUT THERE.
TRUE HAPPINESS LIES WITHIN."
OUT OF THE BLUE, MY SISTER CALLS
ONE DAY AND SAID SHE STARTED
MEDITATION.
AND I HEARD A CHANGE IN HER
VOICE.
MORE HAPPINESS, MORE
SELF-ASSUREDNESS.
SO I SAID, "I WANT THAT MANTRA,
AND I WENT AND GOT IT."
I SAT DOWN, CLOSED MY EYES,
STARTED THE MANTRA.
[mimics explosion]
IT WAS AS IF I WAS IN AN
ELEVATOR, AND THEY SNIPPED THE
CABLES.
I SAID, "WHOA."
IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL.
WHAT IS THAT?
>> THIS IS A GRILLED CHEESE.
>> I WANT THAT ONE RIGHT THERE.
I STARTED MEDITATING, AND YOU'RE
INFUSING SO MUCH HAPPINESS AND
THESE ALL-POSITIVE QUALITIES.
ALL-POSITIVE STARTS GROWING, AND
IT FEEDS THE WORK.
AND IT'S A TREMENDOUS SENSE OF
FREEDOM.
>> DAVID!
>> JUST A GLANCE WHEN YOU CAN.
>> YOU KNOW, I THINK INTUITION
IS A THING THAT YOU CAN USE IN
CINEMA.
WHEN YOU GET AN IDEA, YOU KNOW
IT.
IT'S LIKE TURNING ON AT LEAST A
SCENE OR FRAGMENT OF A FILM.
YOU SEE IT, FEEL IT, HEAR IT,
TASTE IT--EVERYTHING.
BUT IF YOU SELL OUT AND MAKE A
FILM YOU DON'T LOVE, AND IT
DOESN'T GO OVER, I SAY THAT'S
DYING TWICE.
YOU DIE IN THE BOX OFFICE, AND
YOU DIE BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T
REALLY LOVE IT.
EVERYTHING, THEY SAY, COMES FROM
THE UNIFIED FIELD.
THERE'S AN OCEAN OF IT WITHIN
EVERY HUMAN BEING.
AND YOU TAP INTO THAT, AND IT
SERVES THE WORK, NO MATTER WHAT
KIND OF WORK YOU'RE DOING.
DIVE IN DAY AFTER DAY.
LIFE GETS BETTER AND BETTER AND
BETTER.
HEY.
HEY, GUYS.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
[laughs]