Bowie on Bowie: Interviews and Encounters with David Bowie (8) (Musicians in Their Own Words)

"David Bowie has always been a consummate mythmaker, and this fascinating anthology captures him at his most mysterious and mischievous, laying himself bare and building walls around himself in the same mercurial instant." —Peter Doggett, author of The Man Who Sold the World: David Bowie & the '70s David Bowie has been one of pop music's greatest interviewees since January 1972, when he famously told Melody Maker he was gay. Although he wasn't yet a big star, it was a groundbreaking moment. And over the years, Bowie has failed to give an uninteresting interview. He has been honest, declining to be coy about his ambitions, his private life, and even his developing ennui. Bowie on Bowie presents some of the best interviews Bowie has granted in his near five-decade career. Each interview traces a new step in his unique journey, successively freezing him in time as young novelty hit-maker, hairy hippie, Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane, the Thin White Duke, plastic soul player, fragile Germanic exile, godfather of the New Romantics, eighties sell-out, Tin Machinist, and, finally, permanently, artistically reborn beloved elder statesman of challenging popular music. Sean Egan has interviewed members of the Beatles, the Velvet Underground, the Who, the Kinks, the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, and many others. His books include Keith Richards on Keith Richards, The Rough Guide to the Rolling Stones, The Mammoth Book of the Beatles, and Jimi Hendrix and the Making of Are You Experienced. "David Bowie has always been a consummate mythmaker, and this fascinating anthology captures him at his most mysterious and mischievous, laying himself bare and building walls around himself in the same mercurial instant." —Peter Doggett, author of The Man Who Sold the World: David Bowie & the '70s David Bowie has been one of pop music's greatest interviewees since January 1972, when he famously told Melody Maker he was gay. Although he wasn't yet a big star, it was a groundbreaking moment. And over the years, Bowie has failed to give an uninteresting interview. He has been honest, declining to be coy about his ambitions, his private life, and even his developing ennui. Bowie on Bowie presents some of the best interviews Bowie has granted in his near five-decade career. Each interview traces a new step in his unique journey, successively freezing him in time as young novelty hit-maker, hairy hippie, Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane, the Thin White Duke, plastic soul player, fragile Germanic exile, godfather of the New Romantics, eighties sell-out, Tin Machinist, and, finally, permanently, artistically reborn beloved elder statesman of challenging popular music. Sean Egan has interviewed members of the Beatles, the Velvet Underground, the Who, the Kinks, the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, and many others. His books include Keith Richards on Keith Richards, The Rough Guide to the Rolling Stones, The Mammoth Book of the Beatles, and Jimi Hendrix and the Making of Are You Experienced. Front Cover......Page 1 Front Flip......Page 2 Title Page......Page 3 Copyright......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Introduction......Page 9 Don’t Dig Too Deep, Pleads Oddity David Bowie | Gordon Coxhill - November 15, 1969 | New Musical Express (UK)......Page 13 Oh You Pretty Thing | Michael Watts - January 22, 1972 | Melody Maker (UK)......Page 17 David at the Dorchester | Charles Shaar Murray - July 22 and 29, 1972 | New Musical Express (UK)......Page 24 Goodbye Ziggy and a Big Hello to Aladdin Sane | Charles Shaar Murray - January 27, 1973 | New Musical Express (UK)......Page 37 Bowie Finds His Voice | Robert Hilburn - September 14, 1974 | Melody Maker (UK)......Page 48 Bowie Meets Springsteen | Mike Mcgrath- November 26, 1974 | The Drummer (US)......Page 57 Bowie: Now I’m a Businessman | Robert Hilburn - February 28, 1976 | Melody Maker (UK)......Page 66 Goodbye to Ziggy and All That | Allan Jones - October 29, 1977 | Melody Maker (UK)......Page 73 12 Minutes with David Bowie | John Tobler - January 1978 | ZigZag (UK)......Page 82 Confessions of an Elitist | Michael Watts - February 18, 1978 | Melody Maker (UK)......Page 89 The Future Isn’t What It Used To Be | Angus Mackinnon - September 13, 1980 | New Musical Express (UK)......Page 114 The Face Interview | David Thomas - May 1983 | The Face (UK)......Page 152 Sermon from the Savoy | Charles Shaar Murray - September 29, 1984 | New Musical Express (UK)......Page 171 Boys Keep Swinging | Adrian Deevoy - June 1989 | Q (UK)......Page 187 Tin Machine II Interview | Robin Eggar - August 9, 1991......Page 204 “One Day, Son, All This Could Be Yours ” | Steve Sutherland - March 20 and 27, 1993 | New Musical Express (UK)......Page 219 Station to Station | David Sinclair - June 10, 1993 | Rolling Stone (US)......Page 243 Boys Keep Swinging | Dominic Wells - August 30–September 6, 1995 | Time Out (UK)......Page 261 Action Painting | Chris Roberts - October 1995 | Ikon (UK)......Page 274 The Artful Codger | Steven Wells - November 25, 1995 | New Musical Express (UK)......Page 284 No Longer a Lad Insane | HP Newquist - January 1996 | Guitar (US)......Page 297 Fashion: Turn To The Left Fashion: Turn To The Right | David Bowie and Alexander Mcqueen - November 1996 | Dazed & Confused (UK)......Page 303 A Star Comes Back to Earth | Mick Brown - December 14, 1996 | Telegraph Magazine (UK)......Page 316 ChangesFiftyBowie | David Cavanagh - February 1997 | Q (UK)......Page 329 Bowie Retrospective | Linda Laban - March 1997 | Mr Showbiz (US)......Page 341 “Now Where Did I Put Those Tunes?” | David Quantick - October 1999 | Q (UK)......Page 353 Bowie: Most Stylish Man | Dylan Jones - October 2000 | GQ (UK)......Page 362 “It Means More to Me Than Any Number of Hit Albums, This Thanks Very Much” | John Robinson - December 2, 2000 | New Musical Express (UK)......Page 368 Contact | Paul Du Noyer - July 2002 | Mojo (UK)......Page 377 David Bowie: Life on Earth | Ken Scrudato - July 2003 | Soma (US)......Page 389 Such a Perfect Day | Mikel Jollett - July/August 2003 | Filter (US)......Page 398 Do You Remember Your First Time? | Paul Du Noyer - November 2003 | The Word (UK)......Page 406 Credits......Page 422 About the Contributors......Page 425 Index......Page 431 Back Flip......Page 451 Back Cover......Page 452 Bowie On Bowie Presents Some Of The Best Interviews David Bowie Has Granted In His Near Five-decade Career. Each Featured Interview Traces A New Step In His Unique Journey, Successively Freezing Him In Time In All Of His Various Incarnations, From A Young Novelty Hit-maker And Ziggy Stardust To Plastic Soul Player, 1980s Sell-out, And The Artistically Reborn And Beloved Elder Statesman Of Challenging Popular Music. In All Of These Iterations He Is Remarkably Articulate And Also Preternaturally Polite As Almost Every Interviewer Remarks Upon His Charm. The Features In This Book Come From Outlets Both Prestigious--melody Maker, Mojo, New Musical Express, Q, Rolling Stone--and Less Well-known--the Drummer, Guitar, Ikon, Mr. Showbiz--but No Matter The Renown Of The Magazine, Newspaper, Or Website, Bowie Lets Us Approach The Nerve Center Of His Notoriously Creative Output-- Don't Dig Too Deep, Pleads Oddity David Bowie / Gordon Coxhill -- Oh You Pretty Thing / Michael Watts -- David At The Dorchester / Charles Shaar Murray -- Goodbye Ziggy And A Big Hello To Aladdin Sane / Charles Shaar Murray -- Bowie Finds His Voice / Robert Hilburn -- Bowie Meets Springsteen / Mike Mcgrath -- Bowie: Now I'm A Businessman / Robert Hilburn -- Goodbye To Ziggy And All That ... / Allan Jones -- 12 Minutes With David Bowie / John Tobler -- Confessions Of An Elitist / Michael Watts -- The Future Isn't What It Used To Be / Angus Mackinnon -- The Face Interview / David Thomas -- Sermon From The Savoy / Charles Shaar Murray -- Boys Keep Swinging / Adrian Deevoy -- Tin Machine Ii Interview / Robin Eggar -- One Day, Son, All This Could Be Yours ... / Steve Sutherland -- Station To Station / David Sinclair -- Boys Keep Swinging / Dominic Wells -- Action Painting / Chris Roberts -- The Artful Codger / Steven Wells -- No Longer A Lad Insane / Hp Newquist -- Fashion: Turn To The Left. Fashion: Turn To The Right / David Bowie And Alexander Mcqueen -- A Star Comes Back To Earth / Mick Brown -- Changesfiftybowie / David Cavanagh -- Bowie Retrospective / Linda Laban -- Now Where Did I Put Those Tunes? / David Quantrick -- Bowie: Most Stylish Man / Dylan Jones -- It Means More To Me Than Any Number Of Hit Albums, This. Thanks Very Much. / John Robinson -- Contact / Paul Du Noyer -- David Bowie: Life On Earth / Ken Scrudato -- Such A Perfect Day / Mikel Jollett -- Do You Remember Your Fist Time? / Paul Du Noyer. Edited By Sean Egan. An A Cappella Book. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Over the Rainbow Selection 2016 David Bowie has been one of pop music's greatest interviewees since January 1972, when he famously risked career death by asserting to Melody Maker that he was gay. Although he wasn't yet a big star, it was a groundbreaking moment. And over the years, Bowie has failed to give an uninteresting interview. It might be said that he has habitually used the media for his own ends, but he has paradoxically also been searingly honest, declining to ever be coy about his ambitions, his private life, and even his occasional ennui. Bowie on Bowie presents some of the best interviews Bowie has granted in his near five-decade career. Each interview traces a new step in his unique journey, successively freezing him in time as young novelty hit-maker, hairy hippie, Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane, the Thin White Duke, plastic soul man, fragile Germanic exile, godfather of the New Romantics, eighties sellout, Tin Machinist, and, finally, permanently, artistically reborn beloved elder statesman of challenging popular music. In all of these iterations he is remarkably articulate. He is also preternaturally polite—almost every interviewer remarks upon his charm. The features in this book come from outlets both prestigious (MelodyMaker, Mojo, New Musical Express,Q, Rolling Stone) and less well-known (The Drummer, Guitar,Ikon, Mr. Showbiz). In all cases, Bowie enables the reader to approach the nerve center of his ferociously creative and prolific output. David Bowie has been one of pop musics greatest interviewees since January 1972, when he famously risked career death by asserting to Melody Maker that he was gay. Although he wasnt yet a big star, it was a groundbreaking moment. And over the years, Bowie has failed to give an uninteresting interview. It might be said that he has habitually used the media for his own ends, but he has paradoxically also been searingly honest, declining to ever be coy about his ambitions, his private life, and even his occasional ennui. Bowie on Bowie presents some of the best interviews Bowie has granted in his near five-decade career. Each interview traces a new step in his unique journey, successively freezing him in time as young novelty hit-maker, hairy hippie, Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane, the Thin White Duke, plastic soul man, fragile Germanic exile, godfather of the New Romantics, eighties sellout, Tin Machinist, and, finally, permanently, artistically reborn beloved elder statesman of challenging popular music. In all of these iterations he is remarkably articulate. He is also preternaturally politealmost every interviewer remarks upon his charm. The features in this book come from outlets both prestigious ( Melody Maker, Mojo, New Musical Express, Q, Rolling Stone ) and less well-known ( The Drummer, Guitar, Ikon, Mr. Showbiz). In all cases, Bowie enables the reader to approach the nerve center of his ferociously creative and prolific output. Don't dig too deep, pleads oddity David Bowie / Gordon Coxhill Oh you pretty thing / Michael Watts David at the Dorchester / Charles Shaar Murray Goodbye Ziggy and a big hello to Aladdin Sane / Charles Shaar Murray Bowie finds his voice / Robert Hilburn Bowie meets Springsteen / Mike McGrath Bowie: now I'm a businessman / Robert Hilburn Goodbye to Ziggy and all that ... / Allan Jones 12 minutes with David Bowie / John Tobler Confessions of an elitist / Michael Watts The future isn't what it used to be / Angus MacKinnon The face interview / David Thomas Sermon from the Savoy / Charles Shaar Murray Boys keep swinging / Adrian Deevoy Tin machine II interview / Robin Eggar "One day, son, all this could be yours ..." / Steve Sutherland Station to station / David Sinclair Boys keep swinging / Dominic Wells Action painting / Chris Roberts The artful codger / Steven Wells No longer a lad insane / HP Newquist Fashion: turn to the left. Fashion: turn to the right / David Bowie and Alexander McQueen A star comes back to earth / Mick Brown ChangesFiftyBowie / David Cavanagh Bowie retrospective / Linda Laban "Now where did I put those tunes?" / David Quantrick Bowie: most stylish man / Dylan Jones "It means more to me than any number of hit albums, this. Thanks very much." / John Robinson Contact / Paul Du Noyer David Bowie: life on earth / Ken Scrudato Such a perfect day / Mikel Jollett Do you remember your first time? / Paul Du Noyer. "Bowie on Bowie presents some of the best interviews David Bowie has granted in his near five-decade career. Each featured interview traces a new step in his unique journey, successively freezing him in time in all of his various incarnations, from a young novelty hit-maker and Ziggy Stardust to plastic soul player, 1980s sell-out, and the artistically reborn and beloved elder statesman of challenging popular music. In all of these iterations he is remarkably articulate and also preternaturally polite as almost every interviewer remarks upon his charm. The features in this book come from outlets both prestigious ... Melody Maker, MOJO, New Musical Express, Q, Rolling Stone ... and less well-known ... the Drummer, Guitar, Ikon, Mr. Showbiz ... but no matter the renown of the magazine, newspaper, or website, Bowie lets us approach the nerve center of his notoriously creative output."