May 11, 1972 –
In an effort to shed his teenybopper image, David Cassidy appears shirtless (and pantless) on the cover of Rolling Stone.
The story is headlined “Naked Lunch Box,” a reference to how many kids have his likeness on their school lunch boxes. He comes off as a free spirit, and admits to taking drugs. It’s a (literally) revealing look at Cassidy, who provides Rolling Stone with one of their most memorable cover stories.

