David Bowie - brilliant 9-min interview (1987) 

Literally at that time Bowie was the most successful artist of the last 20 years in the UK: 23 top 10 singles (5 number 1, 4 number 2, 5 number 3) and 18 top 10 albums (6 number 1, 4 number 2 , 3 number 3)

​@@luriankosovo8767exactly what a amazing unique once in a lifetime artist bowie was ✌️

Plonker

DAVID'S A SWEET HUMBLE MAN 💙

I agree. I find him very handsome in this interview. RIP

DAVID'S MUSIC IS HERE TO STAY

Not when your intro contains statements that are false. For instance Bowie did not invent Heavy Metal. Doing proper research and verifying facts is the first rule of proper journalism.

He's a good faker, but it was quite clear that he was putting on an act.

He really would be the silver surfer in a perfect world

​@@walterrosado1679HOW TRUE 🚶‍♂️

Knew about his parents coming from the North, never knew David was born up north.

Where'd you hear that? He was born in Brixton. That's in the south.

Dad was deffo a Yorkshire man but Bowie was born in Brixton mate.

Nice try !

Bowie's a bloody Londoner!

UR SPOT ON

​@@marlenesullivan3113true what a unusual interview ✌️

Fame was a #1 hit btw

David Live & ChangesOneBowie too, Literally at that time Bowie was the most successful artist of the last 20 years in the UK: 23 top 10 singles (5 number 1, 4 number 2, 5 number 3) and 18 top 10 albums (6 number 1, 4 number 2 , 3 number 3)

What a Plonker he was

@@user-fd1yc3dd6n What is a plonker, English is not my first language ?

@@Marcaribe863 A bell End

just WAY more human than everyone

@@Lisarihable who me Mamma?

I think he wanted success, but on his own terms ❤

@@SarahSmith-nr2wjexactly - basically Tony confirmed what Bowie said

He did say only on David Bowie’s own terms also.

Bowie rejected the knighthood, and another honor

@@marcosruiz1709 Yes I know that’s one of the reasons I respect him…also John Lennon refused….I’m a Celt I call Great Men Sir bcs I’m the Queen of Ireland 🇮🇪 lol ☝️😅

I remember heavy rock but heavy metal seemed to come later. What bands are you calling heavy metal that came before glam?

@@sophiafakevirus-ro8cc Roots of metal include: Blue Cheer, Iron Butterfly, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath. All were around before glam. None were strictly heavy metal, but certain songs be them can be seen as the first metal tracks.

Actually, I see new wave as something realistic... all, when I say all, it's ALL the new wave bands were influenced by Bowie, Bowie literally discovered Devo!

America thinks in terms of $$$ for all values. Mostly because it’s easier, it’s a mentally lazy society. Other values require application, homework, and God Forbid! - actual knowledge-learning. $numbers are so much easier and less demanding. Consider how many times a news report comes up about some disaster, one of the very first things quoted is the $millions of damage. They’re programmed through US life to “know the price of everything but the value of - very little”

Absolutely. The Ziggy album sold well in the UK, and Aladdin Sane topped the charts there.

Yes it is

Whaaaat?

On the singles front too, had loads of hits prior to 'Lets Dance', ; Space oddity and Ashes to Ashes were big no 1 hits in the UK plus countless other top 10 singles.

@@wonderfullife3108 laughing gnome reached No 3 in New Zealand and No 6 in the UK

😂 I had a wait what moment there too …

Yeah, he didn't invent it, but he influenced a lot of heavy metal bands. And he was early with it. Listen to his 1970 song "She shook me cold"

@@marie-josesanders364 [the velvet underground and the stooges have entered the chat] oh ok one song in 1970… after becoming a fan of us then? (also you forgot black country rock … technically that counts too if we’re reaching - though I’d be paying more attention to who his American producer was at the time for credit there… and Jimi Hendrix living in London)

@@KarmasAbutch Sigh, I started with "he didn't invent it" Bye

Er, I don't believe he ever wanted to!

@@Eurostc Pointing to Bowie as ”the inventor of heavy metal” is just silly. He may have been dabbling with heavy-ish guitars on The Man Who Sold the World in 1970, but only as a ”take”, or an interesting ingredient in otherwise typical pop settings. Hard rock began in earnest with Hendrix (1966-67), and became decidedly heavier with Led Zeppelin (1968). But as for sowing the actual seeds - or inventing, even - heavy metal, Black Sabbath’s first album (1969) is pretty much the finished product. I’m a huge Bowie fan, but I don’t think he actually invented anything. He picked up on things he saw and heard, then put an interesting twist on them; Glamrock from the London scene at the time (T-Rex etc), ”plastic soul” from the American soul scene, Low and Heroes from the German krautrock scene, ambient film music from Brian Eno… He was an artist (i.e. a part of the artistic community) in the same way as Andy Warhol, Bob Dylan (his lyrics) and Roxy Music.

@@richardwillford2418 "I’m a huge Bowie fan, but I don’t think he actually invented anything." Finally!! I get slagged off so much for holding this opinion. I love his work. I remember hearing Low for the first time and thought 'this in unique!', then a friend lent me some Kraftwerk, Can, Neu, Eno, etc. and I realised that people had been experimenting with those sounds for a long time before Bowie recorded his alleged 'Berlin' trilogy. I thought the kind of music on Low was his invention, but alas, no. I have a theory that he simply wasn't very good at copying other people's music and it always came out stamped with his character. I consider this a strength rather than a weakness. I cringe when people refer to him as a 'genius'. Amazing? Yes! Genius? I have my doubts.

@@stephenowen5229 Totally. All the greatest innovators in pop music have nicked their MO from the art world. Bryan Ferry, Brian Eno, Kraftwerk, Dylan, The Beatles (1966-67), Radiohead, Velvet Underground, PJ Harvey, Talking Heads, Bowie... Cut-up, loops, collage, the studio as instrument, honouring thy mistakes, stream of consciousness… It’s all very 1900’s art world stuff. I seem to remember Bowie himself saying he didn’t see himself as a musician, but an artist. There’s a fascinating interview where Bowie is asked why he never collaborated with Kraftwerk. His answer shows an incredible awareness of himself and his artistic approach, concluding that Kraftwerk’s music is ”controlled, robotic, extremely measured (…) completely in charge of their environment, and that their compositions were well prepared and honed before entering the studio”, while Bowie himself ”tended to expressionist mood pieces, the protagonist (myself) abandoning himself to the 'zeitgeist', with little or no control over his life. The music was spontaneous for the most part and created in the studio.” Mostly he made up his lyrics on the spot, in front of the studio mic. Yeah, I agree, there are no geniuses in pop music. The very best in pop music are extremely gifted people. But genius? - No. Geniuses are people like J.S. Bach, Shakespeare and Newton. Great quote from Pat Metheny: ”Compared to Bach we all suck.” Very true.

@@richardwillford2418 I think Bowie's greatest strength, during his more fruitful period, was choosing to collaborate with really good musicians/artists. Mick Ronson was a great guitarist and arranger. When he hooked up with Eno, that brought Fripp into his circle and Fripps work on the Heroes and Scary Monsters albums is a show stealer. Bowie wrote some truly memorable songs, even if the influence isn't so obscure (Starman/Somewhere Over The Rainbow) (Life On Mars/My Way) he still created something truly special. Talking about genius, I was temped to mention Miles Davis in my last post but shied away from it. I'll throw it in there now then. Pat Metheny has been pretty innovative in his approach to jazz also. Anyway, nice chatting! Have a good weekend!

@@stephenowen5229 Likewise. Have a good one!

In fact, if you count the live albums and the compilations it actually comes to 33 albums.

Bowie at that time already had 6 number 1 albums in the UK, 4 number 2 and in total 18 top 10, in addition to 23 top 10 singles, the most successful artist of the last 20 years in the UK

@@LPW638 ya don't like the man? He piss in your cheerios?

Easily top 5

moonwalk was invented by street dancers

The Moon Walk was invented in the 40’s according to Wikipedia (so it must be right)…

Some people will literally type anything. That's not moonwalking, it's walking in place. Bill Bailey was the first person recorded doing what would later be called the "moonwalk", that was in 1943. Michael Jackson perfected it.

@@marsha-madness-super-badness "Some people will literally type anything. That's not moonwalking, it's walking in place" i know i know.. but it's surprising for me that Bowie did that

BOWIE

Perfect

he didn't invent heavy metal or new wave either. this intro is horrible.

Not accurate, he was rather middle class

​@@mywormsUR SO RIGHT. THX

on "the man who sold the world" maybe? yeah it's a bit of a stretch to say the least lol

@@lotoreo No, The Kinks invented heavy Metal with You really got me.

​@@irish66who effing cares

Well,obviously not you.