While working in LA, we got in early to the sound studio on a Sunday planning to get breakfast and hang out, when David Bowie suddenly walked in. He had come in for a visit, arrived from England and couldn't sleep so he walked around Sunset Blvd. by himself until our studio was opened. We told him of our plan for food and asked him if he'd join us, which he did. I got the best food ever from Luther's, who was next door to the Whiskey, and we all munched and read the LA Times for a couple of hours. He was so incredibly sweet and funny. He just hung out and was completely relaxed, the best artist I've ever met, and I feel like I met most of them, Bowie has incredible charisma, he just was one of those people who are "stars", just out of this world. His kindness and hilarity make me miss him to this day. He really had that mysterious charm you can't define, but it was one of the best memories I have of those days....
@djquinn11
7 ай бұрын
That must have been quite a thrill. David Bowie was super charismatic.
@bndeyo
7 ай бұрын
David Bowie was a very good friend of Rick Wakeman's , which tells you (and I say this with complete respect and admiration for both men) that David did NOT have a short fuse!
@mikenahnychuk4413
7 ай бұрын
Cool story.
@blzbob7936
7 ай бұрын
I don't know who you are, (which isn't important), I just wanted to say I think you summed up David with this lovely memory. Thank you for sharing. x
@christineparis5607
7 ай бұрын
@@blzbob7936 Wow, thank you! That's a lovely compliment, and I'm not anyone in the business, except for sometimes helping out in the studio. My husband is the sound guy in the family, and has one of those great personalities that everyone loves. He worked with everyone from Prince to Michael Jackson and beyond. He is so good at getting on with anyone and everyone, always relaxed and comfortable. We had a great time with so many amazing people. But, Bowie was really loaded with magic, no one else ever affected me that way, he just had such a sweet way of being funny and making you feel like he was excited to be with you. That was pretty rare in the business sometimes...🤩
@danwebb4418
7 ай бұрын
Remember Bowie, and never forget Mick Ronson..rip
@RHR-221b
7 ай бұрын
*Mick Ronson. Hull's Finest (along with other Spiders).* _Rest in Peace, Mick. To you and yours._ Perhaps, one of these old afternoons, we will share a *fern curl?* Rab 🍻😎 🕊
@reg8848
6 ай бұрын
Loved him saw him with Ian hunter great night at Hammersmith Odean
@johnmckinlay67
2 ай бұрын
Saw Mick twice. My first-ever gig in '74 'Slaughter on 10th Ave tour, a year or so later w/Ian Hunter.
@buppie2000
7 ай бұрын
My older brother Paul (later a guitarist for the Jim Carroll Band) was friends with a few guys in the '78 Isolar tour. I got home from my mailroom job and my mother told me I had a call from "a Carlos Alomar" with tickets to the show that night (of course I already had a pair). I had the message to meet up with them after the show. Imagine... this 18 year old sitting at a small round table in a hotel bar in Phoenix with George and Dennis and up walks David Bowie. He pulls up a chair next to me. He could not have been friendlier and genuinely attentive. He actually asked me about me. No star ego stuff. He didn't have to do that. He hung with us about 45 minutes. The 3 piece lounge musicians took a break. Roger Powell quietly goes up to the piano and played the Johnny Mathis classic "Misty" and a couple other light lounge classics for a sweet elderly couple, dancing with no idea who the patrons were. A couple hours earlier he was playing "Heroes" to thousands. An evening I will NEVER forget. And to this day I can proudly say I had drinks with David Bowie.
@samdavepollard
3 ай бұрын
wonderful story - thanks for sharing
@thedaviscounty
7 ай бұрын
David was an enigma. A musical warrior. His music was his gift to mankind. Unlike some rock stars who accepted knighthoods and became part of the 'establishment' that they once rebelled against as young men, David declined when he was offered the chance to become SIR David Bowie. He said "That's not what I have dedicated 40 years of my life for." Dear David - for your integrity, your honor, your courage and your so-damn-sweet music - thank you for being that role model - your star will never fade.
@in5d
7 ай бұрын
Many of us are Mott the Hoople fans because of David Bowie, who provided Mott the Hoople the option of either "All the Young Dudes" or "Suffragette City." Although "All the Young Dudes" became a massive hit, "Suffragette City" reached the Top 33 of the Decade, which shows Bowie's generosity in offering such incredible songs to a developing band.
@LamelKendrick
3 ай бұрын
wrote golden years for Elvis but he rejected it
@cliffbarber6058
7 ай бұрын
He also hired Peter Frampton to play Guitar on his "Glass Spider Tour". It brought Frampton's music career back from the dead.
@felipelovecraft1767
7 ай бұрын
R.I.P. David Bowie, thank you for your lovely music you left for the world to enjoy. ❤
@william-uc2oy
7 ай бұрын
Mick should have never been let go by David. They were a magical duo. I’m 68 and well remember when they performed here in Santa Monica. I was in High School and absolutely marveled at them playing and singing together. I’d never seen and heard such a duo. They were brilliant. Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars was and is magical. Those early days were unbelievable still.
@dirtydawg448
7 ай бұрын
I’ve got a bootleg recording of that gig in SM which includes The Port of Amsterdam cover he did back then
@xxcelr8rs
6 ай бұрын
Mick had his own Mainman record deal. Who knows. Bowie was always finding great guitar players, Mick was the best. Listen to Panic in Detroit. The best guitar tones.
@paulinemccracken2262
6 ай бұрын
Mick Ronson took some of the spotlight off Bowie and Bowie did not like that.
@dirtydawg448
6 ай бұрын
@@paulinemccracken2262 Bowie just wanted to move off in a new direction which he did on several times throughout his career
@william-uc2oy
6 ай бұрын
@@paulinemccracken2262 Good point. Sad if true because together they sounded so great. I went to the Diamond Dogs tour in LA. 10th row stage left. It was so good. As a 17 year old my buddy and I sat with all the celebrities. Dianna Ross. Elton John. and many others.
@localbod
7 ай бұрын
I was lucky enough to see Bowie play live three times: twice as himself and once as the front man for Tin Machine. He was superb.
@Joshualuv13
6 ай бұрын
Same .Saw him twice .2 highlights of my life .
@slimedog
6 ай бұрын
@@Joshualuv13 I saw him three times but they were good ones- Diamond Dogs, Station To Station and Young Americans tours. And also, him playing keyboards for Iggy Pop in "76
@leesashriber5097
7 ай бұрын
Losing Bowie hit me in the gut hard. Heaven is making beautiful music with all the huge musicians we've lost over the years. We will always have your music and for that I thank you. ❤️🙏🕊️
@silentnight9630
7 ай бұрын
Same.
@420greatestqueen
7 ай бұрын
@@silentnight9630yup
@jenA9026
7 ай бұрын
Me too. Then George Michael. And Prince. The world changed after 2016. Not in a good way.
@angelamaryquitecontrary4609
6 ай бұрын
@@jenA9026You've got that right. I don't know about your little local trouble in the USA, but we had effing Brexit over here, which has wrecked everything for at least a generation.
@AngeloConstantino-l4m
7 ай бұрын
This bio is a cream puff piece-- just too flattering. Why wasn't the fact mentioned that Bowie ripped off his band the "Spiders," and Ronson, providing them with NO MONEY and no credit. They were shocked to find out that new keyboard player Mike Garson, who contributed to the Aladdin Sane sessions was being paid $1,000 a week while they were on £30. They asked for a raise and Bowie arrogantly called them all disloyal and after one last performance quickly broke up the band without letting them know in advance. He did not even bother to attend Ronson's funeral.
@jeremywanner4526
6 ай бұрын
He’s a chomo
@alangray9117
3 ай бұрын
First of all, Bowie was as broke as anyone else. It was Tony Defries who ripped them off not Bowie. It took years of lawsuits and lawyers for Bowie himself to recoup any money.
@rodentcafeteria
7 ай бұрын
Nothing from Carlos Alomar? He played with Bowie for quite a few years.
@K.J.734
7 ай бұрын
Or Earl Slick. (W.T.F.) Earl & Carlos were one hell of a great combo. Carlos is one of the best rhythm players ever & Earl's absolutely iconic lead introduced some of the coolest most interesting solos & phrasing that gave inspiration to a lot of up & coming players. I'm so glad you brought up Carlos's contributions, reminding me of both these gentlemen & their music. 🤟🐻❄️
@rodentcafeteria
7 ай бұрын
@@K.J.734 You're right. I totally forgot about Earl Slick.
@belyndamorris2236
7 ай бұрын
Yes they missed quite a few. But maybe they weren't able to get info in time to do the story. Eno, Slick, SRV, Nile Rogers, Zac Alford, Sterling Campbell, Mark Plati, Gerry Leonard and so many more!
@xxcelr8rs
6 ай бұрын
@@belyndamorris2236He did all the guitars himself on Diamond Dogs album. Wish he'd done more of that.
@yvesturgeon9585
7 ай бұрын
Mick Ronson abso-fuckingly didn't play on Space Oddity.. still un goog vid mate
@waziammm
6 ай бұрын
The REAL SHOCKING TRUTH about Bowie..... HE'S GREAT!!!!
@mikewood9514
7 ай бұрын
I am not the biggest fan but know enough of his songs to realise he was a great songwriter and performer. Every interview i have seen with him he was also so interesting.
@jeremysiron9622
7 ай бұрын
Honestly, I wish he did more movies, he was fantastic in labyrinth, but also he killed it decades later in “The Prestige”
@MrmelodyUs
7 ай бұрын
"TheMan Who Fell To Earth" and "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence!"
@angelamaryquitecontrary4609
6 ай бұрын
"Zoolander"!
@NoemyTorrance
5 ай бұрын
Hand it over! What's the Prestige movie about?
@Taken2Serious4Life
5 ай бұрын
The spandex bulge freaked me out as a kid, and as an adult.
@blazinchalice
6 ай бұрын
Didn't Bowie turn his back on Ronson when he needed help with cancer treatment? Ronson's guitar is emblematic of Bowie's foundational material. Bowie and Ronson both died of the same cancer, unfortunately.
@FreeBrunoPowroznik
6 ай бұрын
Sadly, it's something narcissists do. Once you become ill, you won't see them for dust. They don't have the empathy or emotional depth required to care about someone in such situations. Plus, Bowie was transitioning from vulnerable (covert) narcissist to grandiose (overt) narcissist around that time. Anyone who doubts this, go watch the two Russel Harty interviews and compare Bowie's persona between the two
@DavidImiri
7 ай бұрын
That is just so heartwarming. Far more than I expected. Left me feeling just like after listening to any number of his astounding albums. The world will never see his like again.
@spaceTimeSnacks
7 ай бұрын
No Carlos Alomar or Tony Visconti mention?
@imfpredicts
6 ай бұрын
I wouldn't believe Angie if she told me the sky was blue.
@tenbroeck1958
6 ай бұрын
Bowie helped so many people, both friends and strangers. He helped out Peter Frampton when his career was in the gutter and he was bankrupt (hard to believe but true). He was one in a million.
@gf-ej1kw
7 ай бұрын
David bowie was amazing singer and even is music made us happy to
@AHoundOnAHonda
2 ай бұрын
Happy to what?
@deadredeyes
7 ай бұрын
Was fortunate to catch the recent performance by the Blackstar Symphony: Danny McCaslin, Jason Lindner, and Tim Lefebvre who helped create the original Blackstar recording. Gail Ann Dorsey, David Poe, Nate Wood, and John Cameron Mitchell were also part of the performance led by conductor Tim Davies. They had a 65 piece orchestra with them, and it was an incredible performance. After they performed Blackstar they played some of David's other songs, with Gail Ann Dorsey singing the most beautiful rendition of Life on Mars, which received a standing ovation. I'd like to think that David was watching out there in the stars, seeing his influence and the love that people have for him, smiling beautifully.
@cristinabuffington9659
7 ай бұрын
I was in a doc in a box waiting room when I heard of David Bowie’s passing. I started breaking into his “Changes”. I don’t normally do that when a musician passes, but him I did.
@silentnight9630
7 ай бұрын
I really, really liked David Bowie. ThanQ for the music. R.I.E.P 💐🕯.
@thefamouspeopleus
7 ай бұрын
These insights from Bowie's former bandmates offer a glimpse into the multifaceted personality and profound impact of one of music's most iconic figures.
@henryashley9945
7 ай бұрын
Reeves Gabrels is an insane guitarist.
@GaZonk100
7 ай бұрын
agree!
@josephmango4628
7 ай бұрын
Bowie managed to condense a lifetime of creativity in his last album, Blackstar. A chronology of his life and death right before our eyes. His influence was immense. A brilliant artist.
@susanbezio6708
6 ай бұрын
Bowie was ahead of his time. This man was a genius and a great friend to those who excepted him for who he was.
@erikgunderson7637
7 ай бұрын
Where's Brian Eno??
@mht525
7 ай бұрын
Bowie RIP Starman 🙏 Legand and innovator. Tin Machine , Reeves.✌️🏴The Thin White Duke. A real artist 🤘🎸🥁🇦🇺
@honiideslysses12
7 ай бұрын
Love the man and his art. I was able to see him perform on his Glass Spider Tour in New Orleans as a fresh faced seventeen year old back in '87. I was up in the front row and he knelt down and moved from one side of the stage to the other high fiving the fans. When I got the high five he stopped, pointed directly at me, winked and said, "Yeah, man!" Best concert experience ever.
@klyvemurray
7 ай бұрын
Glaring omission that there was zero mention of Rick Wakeman's early collaborations with David
@paulbrookes413
7 ай бұрын
They threw a Cape over that 😂
@klyvemurray
7 ай бұрын
@@paulbrookes413 🤣🤣🤣
@marthapushpin
7 ай бұрын
Tony Kaye, the original keyboardist for Yes, went on tour with Bowie as well.
@SLees-tv7gh
7 ай бұрын
I was recently introduced to his music, now I’m obsessed.💕🕊️
@joelletort6088
7 ай бұрын
Oh wow Mick Ronson never played on Space Oddity It was some guy called Mick Wayne. Ronson stared on Hunky Dory with some of the Spiders from Mars session guys So get you info right people
@deemika
7 ай бұрын
Just a fluff piece on Bowie. Yawn.
@ChristopherDugdale
7 ай бұрын
January 1973 Preston, U. K. Ziggy Stardust & The Spiers Fromm Mars. Amazing Bowie gig! I was 17 yrs. Fave song: Changes 🎶
@StanBurns
7 ай бұрын
Iggy Pop and David Bowie in the 1970s Berlin shooting heroin ......so what everyone knows this .
@barbarastepien-foad4519
5 ай бұрын
When everyone else was buying a 45 as their first vinyl i bought the Hunky Dory album....lol
@AHoundOnAHonda
2 ай бұрын
You're not alone. My first record - an LP - was ChangesOneBowie. 👍
@peekaboo4390
7 ай бұрын
The driving force of me wanting to play the bass was to play in Bowie's band.
@StanBurns
7 ай бұрын
dancing in the streets was just a big homosexual Romp between David Bowie and Mick Jagger
@poindextertunes
7 ай бұрын
and?
@d.m.collins1501
7 ай бұрын
Angela Bowie never said David Bowie and Mick Jagger were lovers. She said that she once came in and found them in bed together, sleeping, with little or no clothes on. She admits that it might just have been a, like, "oh we're coming back from clubbing and we're SO tired we'll just disrobe and go to sleep" kind of thing.
@jamesdaviddupre99
7 ай бұрын
The Spiders, especially Ronno, helped to put Bowie on the map. I heard that it was management & record company bad deals that led to their dismissal, not simply being fired by Bowie. Lots of good music through the years.
@garyproffitt5941
6 ай бұрын
Musical are big thinkers and Politian's are small dreamers.
@Signal_Glow
6 ай бұрын
Outside, one of his best albums is often not discussed. I would be surprised if Garson didn't adore the album...
@kburd67
6 ай бұрын
It was an Honor and Privilege to live in the same Time as David Bowie.
@SmilingIbis
7 ай бұрын
No real answer on the Bowie/Jagger romance allegations. Only some quotes from Jagger about some commonalities and otherwise uninteresting nonsense.
@angelinawickam5030
5 ай бұрын
Does anyone know where the first footage in this video is from. I’m a huge Bowie fan but I’ve never seen it and I can’t seem to find it.
@markkumanninen6524
7 ай бұрын
A fine vid, and what interested me the most, was the Mick part. I adore his guitar playing so much, the albums after his departure just aren't the same.
@fungiformenow
7 ай бұрын
I was fortunate enough to see lots of David in the late 70s early 80s. He was a very generous spirit, but the best thing he ever gave me was some great advice. He told me to invest in a pair of moleskin pants and I’ve been buying and wearing them ever since. Unparalleled comfort and so so stylish. I’m convinced their anti-viral qualities protected me from Covid 19. Thank you, David, r.I.p.
@angelamaryquitecontrary4609
6 ай бұрын
But what about the hundreds of innocent moles which gave their lives for your sartorial comfort??? LEARN TO THINK, SHEEPLE!
@fungiformenow
6 ай бұрын
@@angelamaryquitecontrary4609 Angela, your comment affords me enormous pleasure. Thank you ❤️
@shirleyelliott9848
Ай бұрын
So right.
@johnminster3205
7 ай бұрын
Love Gail Ann Dorsey!!
@ciggieshoreditch507
7 ай бұрын
Oh dear, I miss him so.
@BlackMan614
7 ай бұрын
The Sales bros... LOL. Everyone knows they only hung out for the party. c'mon...
@fredricclack7137
7 ай бұрын
👀 Mick w Ian Hunter! 🎸
@martybaggenmusic
3 ай бұрын
Ronson did not play on the Space Oddity recording.
@57stratkat
7 ай бұрын
His intellect, honest, candid nature, his humility, and his humor are all captured in some of the interviews he gave in later years. A beautiful person, a remarkable artist, and an amazingly diverse singer - he was the complete package.
@xxcelr8rs
6 ай бұрын
Rock star's rock star. The best of all time.
@johnathandaviddunster38
7 ай бұрын
😅😅😅 Is this ai narrative or is the speaker wearing tight pants ???😅😅😅😅
@marionlesniewski7415
7 ай бұрын
Sound like he was a good guy.
@adamfindlay7091
7 ай бұрын
Bowie created so much it's SICK.
@moogy77
7 ай бұрын
It's too bad none of the sideman & women let be known how generous he was in the MONEY department.
@mangasky7
7 ай бұрын
Bowie is the greatest rock star and most influential artist of all time.
@user-pt1ow8hx5l
7 ай бұрын
,... Try listening to 'the prettiest star' on the Alladin Sane album.
@geoffpoole483
7 ай бұрын
Mozart might disagree.
@paulbrookes413
7 ай бұрын
Influence is not necessarily a good thing !
@williambriggs79
6 ай бұрын
Picasso, Mozart, Beethoven, and Shakespeare might disagree.
@racerx1189
7 ай бұрын
Why aren't the people who were actually there ever heard from on these videos?
@RHR-221b
7 ай бұрын
*Mick Ronson. Hull's Finest (along with other Spiders).* Rest in Peace, Mick. To you and yours. _Perhaps, one of these old afternoons, we will share a fern curl?_ All the best, M. Until the next Astral Plane. Rab (and your school friend: Beryl Kaye.) 🍻😎 🕊
@kierstyngodenzi-stanard4813
7 ай бұрын
I just realized something.... when they make a bio pic on Iggy Pop - They should definitely ask RDJ. Spitting image!!!
@randomx8822
7 ай бұрын
Mick Ronson did NOT play guitar on "Space Oddity." He was only on the scene when "The man who sold the world" was conceived.
@michelnormandin8068
7 ай бұрын
Why do I click on boring AI content
@thinman8621
7 ай бұрын
Bowie was remarkable.
@Blues.Fusion
7 ай бұрын
Ronson got screwed.
@nickjacko9114
3 ай бұрын
Why don’t U tell the truth about David Bowie’s behavior,instead of this generic, white bread damage control! 🤨 🍞 We can take it! 😏
@ChrisJones-yu9rz
7 ай бұрын
Dance… DANCE MAGIC DANCE!!!
@c.p7369
4 ай бұрын
You remind me of the babe!
@RHR-221b
7 ай бұрын
Never forgetting the snippet of *Dubreq Stylophone* during 'Space Oddity' - or the unique 'B' side: 'Wild Eye Boy From Freecloud' (1969) R 🍻😎 🕊
@PierreRoussin
3 ай бұрын
where do come from the fist shots of David walking outside? I don't recall this. Thanks
@almamunro
7 ай бұрын
All of these clowns are comedy acts...why is garson wearing welder's goggles in that interview?
@rocketpigrecords3719
7 ай бұрын
"Friends? Is that the line you're running with, now?" 0:33
@JamesFebers-h4b
6 ай бұрын
Sorry but bolan was genuis waves from bonnie scotland 😊😊😊
@brettrogers8482
2 ай бұрын
Turn the sound down and read the subtitles. You won't miss anything.
@Powers3848
6 ай бұрын
Good. The music business has been dead for 20 years so no more Bigger than thou artists anymore.
@kerriknight
7 ай бұрын
He was one of a kind ........
@grantbartley483
6 ай бұрын
Mars isn't intergalactic. I mean, basic.
@jammygitt
7 ай бұрын
Crowleyite
@DTArchive
7 ай бұрын
Uh... didn't Bowie do backing vocals on It's Only Rock 'n' Roll? Seems there was more than one Bowie-Jagger collaboration.
@GaZonk100
2 ай бұрын
as a rocker, none better. . .never needed to 'dress up'
@flashflame4952
7 ай бұрын
Angie Bowie walked into a bedroom and found David, Mick with a woman in bed. She got pissed that she wasn't invited in. David and Mick did 'Dancing In the Street' to benefit Bob Geldof's LIVE AID. At 1:35 that is NOT MIKE GARSON...You pronounced GABRELS name incorrectly.
@GerardKuster-b4r
6 ай бұрын
Why was Earl slick left out
@laurapaxton33
6 ай бұрын
Dinah Shore: Rock-n-Roll has been very good to you . David Bowie: I've been very good to Rock-n-Roll.
@yournamehere6719
7 ай бұрын
Bowie poached Adrian Belew from Frank Zappa in 77-78, for a couple albums & tours. Belew returned a decade and a half later to be Bowie's musical director and guitarist on the Sound + Vision tour.
@Stublinsky
6 ай бұрын
Yes Jagger/Bowie, "Dancing in the Street" was as Queer as it gets ! Next to those two fruitcakes, Ru Paul looks like Danny Trejo !!!
@jjwhy321y3
7 ай бұрын
Later on based on interviews from various musicians (recorded with) he was a bit of a tyrant in studio. The only one he kept was Garson. He'd get an idea and get Garson to play in various styles (classical, jazz, ect) till heard something he liked.
@slow-mo_moonbuggy
7 ай бұрын
That Angela Bowie book is actually really good. The situation with the witch doctor and the indoor pool is as wild as it gets.
@markswinford354
7 ай бұрын
Jones hung up his Bowie persona (his so-called death) and took on the identity of Jack Armstrong.
@defenestrationfan
7 ай бұрын
Maybe should have quoted something from Stevie Ray Vaughn to give this some balance.
@rubytuesday5412
7 ай бұрын
My very first 45 vinyl was Sorrow when I was about 12. Have adored Bowie ever since. David turned me onto Iggy. We miss you, David. *I miss (bless) you madly, sadly as I tie my shoes. I love you badly, just in time at times I guess.... because of you I need to rest, because it's you that sets the test..* Thanks for the memories.
@n8w8rem22
7 ай бұрын
There was only one true friend for David and this was Peter Frampton!!
@scronx
7 ай бұрын
Very touching. I only wish I could think of one Bowie song that did anything for me.
@nedisings
7 ай бұрын
They made dancing in the streets in 1984 and showed it at Live AId.
@TinyDoggX
7 ай бұрын
I would like to see a video on prince like this. Very good content Grunge! Keep up the good work!
@awareaustralia2623
7 ай бұрын
Even faked his own death
@alanoneill3065
7 ай бұрын
Its Bough-ie..not Bow-ie Bough... as in a tree or TO bow to the queen
@philippevandenberghe5839
7 ай бұрын
Not a word on Bowie's not attending Ronson's burial???
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