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The back room is where the “bona fide Max’s crazies” like Andy Warhol, Lou Reed, John Waters, Leee Black Childers and Mick Jagger would hang out and share ideas. Many a collaboration was forged in Max’s back room.

Click on the bold names below to see how Max's icons continue to influence the work of so many of today’s artists and creatives.

Explore the back room at Max's Kansas City...

Rufus Wainwright
on Nico

Chantal Claret from Morningwood
on Joey Ramone

Julian Casablancas
on The Velvet Underground

Andrew W.K.
on Robert Mapplethorpe

Little Boots
on The Human League

Atarah Valentine
on Madonna

Brandon d’Leo
on Chuck Close

Wilder Schwartz (Chin Chin)
on Frank Zappa

Joan Tick (The Phenomenal Handclap Band)
on Yoko Ono

Roman Milisic (House of Diehl)
on John Lennon

Sarah Assbring (El Perro del Mar)
on Lou Reed

Jess Rotter (Rotter and Friends)
on Todd Rundgren

Paul Budnitz (Kidrobot)
on David Bowie

Tonyo Szabo (The Moog)
on The Ramones

Damon Johnson (Royal Crush)
on Sid Vicious

Matthew Specktor (That Summertime Sound)
on Aerosmith

Kerin Rose
on Iggy Pop

Selima Salaun
on John Waters

Cat Solen
on Stanley Kubrick

Marc Spitz
on Cyrinda Foxe

Jessica Hundley
on Dennis Hopper

Matthew Specktor (That Summertime Sound)
on Robert Creeley

Alyssa Key (Love Brigade)
on Richard Avedon

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