My zip code to life is constantly being changed. “I`m still very much a teenager. His body is thin and pale and there`s a faint smile on his pin-up face as he continues. He pushed himself along the carpet so that his back was supported by the sofa and scratched the top of his head like Stan Laurel used to. But I don`t stay with one thing very long. I adore clothes and a dressmaker friend of mine makes them for me. The only thing that saddens me is that less attention is given to music. Yeah but didn`t people get the wrong idea of him after that escapade? “Oh, it doesn`t matter! Because whatever their wrong impression of me is, it`s probably right. They didn`t have big boobs or anything like that. But unfortunately, it all detracted from the fact that I was also a songwriter. Was David serious about that dress bit or was it just a put on? “I`m certainly not embarrassed by it or fed up with it or ashamed of it, because it was very much me. I`m terribly conscious of images and I live in them.” “Oh yes, I had it cut a couple of weeks ago, I`m still getting used to it.” That got us around to talking about images. I remarked on his newly-cropped hair style. David stretched himself out across the carpet and skipped from subject to subject. Thick wall-to-wall carpeting cushions the room, while the furniture appears to be tucked close to the walls. On the carpet lies a copy of Forum magazine, a Yamaha steel string acoustic and a Fender Jaguar guitar, as well as scores of albums including the first Pretty Things albums, the Yardbirds and the Stooges. Ziggy Stardust is the lead singer and The Spiders From Mars are his back-up group (David is trying to persuade his group to call themselves the Spiders.) “Hunky Dory” displays David`s versatility and talents as a songwriter.Īs we sat in the living room of the huge Victorian house he shares, David played the new Biff Rose album, followed by tapes of his next – titled “The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars.” It`s about the adventures and eventual break-up of a pop group. After that came nothing, until news spread like wild fire of an album totally worthy of every praise and exaggeration that Bowie-maniacs attached to it. Then came the news that he had written “Oh You Pretty Thing” for Peter Noone, which hit the charts. I felt sorry for him because it was obvious that a lot of people would dismiss him as a freaking transvestite and not give his music a second chance. The last time I saw him perform was at London`s Roundhouse over a year and a half ago when he showed up unannounced, wearing a gold outfit and curled hair. At the time his music sounded too busy and I couldn`t pick up on it.Īfter that came the big splash about David and his desire to dress in female attire. I had heard and seen very little of him recently. On the day I was to meet David Bowie at his home in Beckenham, Kent, I really didn`t know what to expect. If you really like this sort of thing – be a follower of my blog! Thank you! If you use it on your own webpages – please credit me or put up a link to my blog. I have personally transcribed this from the original paper and you are free to use it as you like. Hope you like this interview from the beginning of 1972.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |