David Bowie on Lou Reed, Writing and New York | American Masters: In Their Own Words

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David Bowie: In Memoriam. A never-before-seen outtake from Bowie's 1997 interview for the American Masters film "Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart." Bowie speaks about working with Lou Reed, literary influences, writing lyrics, and what New York City means to him.
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The legendary musician David Bowie (1947 - 2016) was interviewed by filmmaker Timothy Greenfield-Sanders for Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart (1998). Reed's "I'm Waiting for the Man," recorded for The Velvet Underground's debut album in 1967 was a revelation to Bowie, who released his own debut album that same year. By 1972, Bowie and Mick Ronson had co-produced Reed's solo album Transformer (1972). In this video, Bowie also reveals what bands he think should do singles for Transformer songs "Satellite of Love," "Perfect Day," "Vicious," "Make Up," and "New York Telephone Conversation."
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@therealrussellsmyth 4 года назад

What a breath of fresh air Bowie was. He’s sorely missed

@jnagarya519 3 года назад

The height of inscrutable pretentiousness.

@sophiaaldridge2020 3 года назад

Disturbing still and for ever

@drott150 3 года назад

I doubt the air was ever fresh when Bowie was around, for very obvious reasons.

@Elephantstonica 3 года назад

Yep, and Lou.

@Serenoj69 3 года назад

The lack of fresh air is what got him down in 2004 or so and likely played significant part in his demise 12 years later. It is really mindboggling how many artists have died (way) too soon due to smoking. Bowie being one of them. Also: yes, he is very intelligent and has made many of my favourite songs and with Roxy Music is one of my favourite artists, but he has done some awful things that make him far less likable than he comes across in interviews. Like severly undderpaying bandmembers and sacking them when they argued about it. In fact: sacking one of them, by phone, on his wedding day. He sort of apologised for that 20 years later but that is a bit too late to be sorry. I am not so fond of David Bowie anymore due to many of similar behaviours, Mick Ronson being another victim of his egotistic personality.

@AnyoneCanSee 3 года назад

Not to sound like a grandad but younger fans don't know how lucky they are to have this wealth of interviews, information and free access to basically every song ever recorded by these artists. When I was young there might be the odd short interview in a music magazine or a 3-minute appearance on a standard late-night talk show. You'd hear he was interviewed on a radio show but you missed it as you didn't know. I could only afford so many records and that was literally all the music you had. Even finding out bands existed was pretty hard. All the radio stations played was chart music and we had one "alternative" music show on the radio a week. I've been fans of these artists for 40 years but I've heard more music and seen more interviews and learned more about them since RU-vid came along than I had in the previous 30+ years. If you have an inquisitive mind the internet is absolutely life-changing. Young people are so incredibly lucky in this aspect of their lives. Access to all information and all entertainment is such a change to life.

@bubscat2984 Год назад

Beauty is wasted on the youth. The internet is wasted on the unappreciative.

@solitairestarr5516 Год назад

Oh, @anyonecansee - you are so 100% right about that. I've only been able to access internet reasonably well for 3 years and I've learned more about David in those 3 years than in the previous 50!

@AnyoneCanSee Год назад

@@solitairestarr5516 - Yeah, such a positive side to the internet. I didn't know Leonard Cohen so well, just a few tracks, but I've become a massive fan due to RU-vid and have taken many deep dives through albums, live performances and interviews. Have fun!

@solitairestarr5516 Год назад

@@AnyoneCanSee My brother is a big fan of Cohen - he found it on RU-vid. When I visit him we will stream Leonard all evening. 😃I have liked Cohen since the 1970s! I am not someone who doggedly sticks to one genre. Have fun exploring music missed out on through decades with only radio and MTV...😀

@Methilde Год назад

@@solitairestarr5516 All their albums existed before internet with a better sound.

@JonMatt62 8 лет назад

A talented genius with a great sense of humor and history. Just a work of art in Human form. Earth is duller without you, David. Your contributions and influence are infinite.

@petercallan4991 5 лет назад

JonMatt62 idiot get outta the herd

@ruijunliu5695 4 года назад

Precisely. He is a combination of great literature, philosophy, art, and music.

@therealrussellsmyth 4 года назад

You said exactly what I was thinking!!

@laurafriday4834 4 года назад

JonMatt62 I so agree

@jnagarya519 3 года назад

Can a non-genius identify "genius"? Or is it simply an ego trip on the part of the non-genius?

@riffraffrichard 3 года назад

For someone so artistic and mysterious, he speaks so openly and transparently honest about his work with a kindness

@powertuber3.047 6 лет назад

Bowie always gave the best interviews.

@ThinWhiteAxe 3 года назад

He really did. What an intelligent, well-spoken man, and humble and polite to boot. Must have been a joy to talk with (provided you weren't a fan and shitting yourself with excitement 😆).

@peterfeges3250 3 года назад

Very smart man for sure

@shon7648 Год назад

Scholarly!

@josielewis4007 8 лет назад

The most coolest bloke EVER!... I miss him so much.

@ENigma-um8zw 3 года назад

“We Wanted to Change the course of the River A Bit” understatement of the century. Between Bowie and Lou Reed. The trees of artistic influence are literally incalculable at this point.

@thewomanwithnohead 8 лет назад

David Bowie looks like a Jedi here ! Erm, I mean ... David Bowie is a JEDI !

@sameenshakya5188 8 лет назад

+The Woman With No Head You're damn right

@Reprodestruxion 5 лет назад

Tibetan Manchu inspired wear

@lanissadelacerda8525 4 года назад

Hey David bowie your songs

@TheFos88 3 года назад

I immediately thought this was David Tenant when I saw the thumbnail.

@thesilencers13 3 года назад

TWWNH...Well thought out interpretation of the effect that Bowie had on the 2 of us..thanks for that :)

@WesCoastPiano 3 года назад

David Bowie doing a Christopher Walken impression is absolutely priceless.

@sistertracy-thechurchofroc6574 2 года назад

Bowie will never be "gone".

@maxweaver141 6 лет назад

Great interview. You can see that Bowie truly appreciates the New York sound. Rest In peace, to the two New York icons of music.

@teresagomes6491 8 лет назад

I wish i was like him. I wish i had the courage to express myself as freely as he did.

@teresagomes6491 8 лет назад

Joey Salads Thank you very much, you are totally right, Bless you, man ;)

@sureshnair8865 8 лет назад

For the past few months, ever since ha passed, I have been trying to find the same courage. For his sake and mine. I hope I can, and I hope you do too!

@sureshnair8865 8 лет назад

Well said, sir.

@teresagomes6491 8 лет назад

Suresh Nair we´re together, man ;)

@cancerboii 8 лет назад

practice makes perfect!

@jacquesduval4637 7 лет назад

HE WAS A GENEROUS MAN!

@EllakGr 3 года назад

Thanks for sharing! It's strange how you can take someone like Bowie for granted when he's alive and kicking, only to miss him so much it makes your stomach ache while watching him reflecting and laughing like this. The way his eyes showing he's really listenting and thinking his answers through before delivering a thoughtful, witty, ironic, humourus or insightful remark. And that smile and laughter. Always the warmth and curiosity. David Jones in our hearts.

@TheMrswestbrom Год назад

I would not like to undervalue the sincere admiration of the general music fan, but I never, ever took him for granted. He was the spokesperson for the weird misfits, eternally on your side, colluding with you in your bedroom.

@Missjunebugfreak 3 года назад

I love listening to him talk. He's so eloquent and knowledgeable. He had one of the most calming, velvety voices ever.

@shelbysnyder8109 2 года назад

No one compares to Bowie. Charm, genius, talent : the whole package

@patsellinger7348 7 лет назад

Just to see him talk & reflect on these things. He's so real. He's beautiful to look at & listen to. Thanks for this.

@xwarx1000 3 года назад

RIP Mj Tom , I still listen to your music everyday.

@edithann1284 8 лет назад

This makes David seem so human. I have been in awe of his music and style, and here he sounds like an person you could have spoken with. Rather witty.

@dildonius 5 лет назад

Not familiar with David Bowie interviews then? He’s always like this, which stands in STARK contrast to the way Lou Reed’s interviews tended to play out.

@rachelhannah69 8 лет назад

I have so much love for this man. He's magnificent. I thank God for him very often.

@icarus5726 8 лет назад

A very intelligent man to match his musical brilliance ...in other words a genius and a legend

@garyholmes2568 Год назад

I try to explain to my sons how exciting it was through the 70s, 80s, 90s & 00s.... knowing that the Main Man was in the studio working on his new album. The anticipation and then the satisfaction of going to the record shop, buying the new album, getting home and placing the needle on the vinyl. Listening in awe. The World has gone to shite since he shuffled over to the other side. Lou Reed and Bowie. Influential giants. RIP.

@morningstar9233 Год назад

I remember listening to some of his albums for the first time and thinking "Oh, his new direction isn't for me". Then after a few more playthroughs the album would become my favourite for years. This was true for Young Americans, Lodger, Scary Monsters and 1.0 Outside. Others were love at first take: Station to Station, Low and "Heroes". Like so many people it was Ziggy that got me hooked. I could go on, i believe in keeping comments brief. Have a good one!

@carolynlozano2431 4 года назад

My first concert was David Bowie. I will always appreciate him and his music. He was so unique and talented. I will always miss having David Bowie in my World. ♥️

@Rokits-realm 6 лет назад

coolest interview i have ever seen. Bowie was so awesome. them together was unbelievable as well. THANK you so much for showing this.

@pacoval4577 6 лет назад

thank you for sharing this. beautiful man. a great interview.

@MrLetmein2011 6 лет назад

We've just passed the 2 year anniversary since you passed David and your mural opposite Brixton Tube Station was bedecked with flowers and people singing your songs , we love you so much!! xxxxx

@ramam.9040 6 лет назад

He’s so lovable 😍 bless him

@patsellinger7348 7 лет назад

Thanks so much for this video - Bowie is just so erudite, beautiful, an understatement, and so effusive. i love his opinions and kindness.

@1dlb 6 лет назад

Bowie - pure genius - such an intellect

@alikovacs789 4 года назад

You know people my david was beautiful both inside and out bless him I will love him eternally and miss him eternally David's soulmate stay safe people alicat xxx

@sandybear61 3 года назад

He looked amazing -- such an artist, in every way!

@SlimyboyDave 5 лет назад

David Bowie has the best interviews!

@sukie584 8 лет назад

just an fyi, the voice of the interviewer is the great photographer and filmmaker for Rock and Roll Heart Timothy Greenfield-Sanders

@QuotesYes 5 лет назад

Absolute legend. RIP, Bowie.

@tryharder75 6 лет назад

Charmingest pop star ever!

@pascalguerandel2771 2 года назад

He has such creative depth it's incredible

@cityhunter6794 8 лет назад

always inspired and brightful when he talks. he had that magical gift to insterest you even when talking about most commune things. his charisma was absolutely out of this world

@suzietschirsch1257 7 лет назад

Absolutely true!!!

@mikemurray1202 7 месяцев назад

An out and out legend of music,loved his songs,his charismatic approach,his respect of fellow musos, Lou Reed,being one of the many,it's been a pleasure in my life to hear his songs,never had the pleasure of meeting the man,a freak of nature,have a good rest Dave,your contributions to music will be heard a thousand yrs from now,R.i.p David Bowie.

@vasilii6417 Год назад

I was at David's 50th birthday party at Madison Square Garden in NY. What a blast! I remember it all vividly, but one thing that sticks in my head is, before Bowie came on stage,Pallas Athena was playing,and in perfect unison the entire audience was pulsating to the song and the beat. It is something that I will never forget. It was surreal.

@maxwellsmart6487 3 года назад

David was so articulate, Wise AND hip.

@JoaoPaulo-mn3kc 3 года назад

Gente como o David estava lindo nessa entrevista. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

@chriscameron9321 6 лет назад

Beautiful person! mind body and soul.

@johnneal7169 3 года назад

Sure do enjoy listening to his voice and that laugh. He could read the phone book and make it sound good. Always liked how he would not be put into a box and he didn’t even try it seems like he was just being himself. How “original”. I hope that style comes back to the entertainment industry...SOON

@brucedillinger9448 2 года назад

I hope so too but it ain't looking likely 😕

@norahherbie9144 8 лет назад

you delight hearts for all time David..thank..rest in peace..thank you for this video uploader

@plasticwrapcharlie 8 лет назад

I love this man.

@encoreunefois1X 6 месяцев назад

Renaissance man! How can you not love him?

@thescarecrowcat Год назад

F*cking hell, he's SO insightful. And kind. I miss his presence, Wise Rock Idol. XxOo

@vala.2792 8 лет назад

Many thanks for posting!!

@brucemacmillan9581 Месяц назад

Man... sometimes you don't realize how much you miss Bowie until you watch an interview like this.

@jeffj1120 3 года назад

"say what you mean, make it rhyme, put it to a backbeat"

@mrqs1549 3 года назад

So intelligent, knew so much about music, and Bowie was a fan of so many other artist. Special man.

@AdrianMendoza23 8 лет назад

I love this

@PeppyOoze Год назад

Met Bowie a couple of times in 98 and met Lou once in 03.. both in New York when they bought paintings from my friend..

@ivankaramasov Год назад

How was he?

@JCKnuckles 2 года назад

An extraordinary human being, musician and artist. Sorely missed.

@SuperPhamicom 6 лет назад

Bowie's late '90's Anakin Skywalker look is amazing

@dildonius 5 лет назад

If it’s late 90s, it’d be an Obi-Wan Kenobi look. A late 90s Anakin Skywalker look would be a ridiculous blond bowl cut that makes it’s wearer look like he should be wearing a sailors suit and holding a giant lolipop.

@berniekellman405 10 месяцев назад

Giants. These men were GIANTS.

@soyounoat Месяц назад

"We did what we set out to do, which was change the course of the river a bit." Yes, David, both you and Lou changed the course of the river that is popular music. I grew up in the 1960s and 1970s and I remember well how a re-invented Bowie would suddenly appear with a new album of surprising and inventive music, initiating a scramble by artists to reposition themselves in accordance. Some of it I liked, and some not so much, but the influence you had was undeniable.

@thomassimmons1950 Год назад

It occurs to me he could have been an RAF pilot in another era. All the class, style and panache is there. And here he is, one of the Godfathers of an artistic revolution. Much respect. Cheers, David Bowie!

@LiquidAudio Год назад

Wonderful, what a guy.

@teedammit 4 года назад

Such a brilliant man.

@rebeccao8895 3 года назад

Dear lord. I could listen to him speak all day.

@BarneyCortez 3 года назад

Bowie had so much swagger. RIP

@Georgeanne17 2 года назад

You can never tire of Bowies good laugh. Truly missed ❤️

@waynenorthspacebuoy3529 2 года назад

ABSOLUTELY fAB ...I hope my YT Cover interpretations make him smile from far far away.

@bunkerbunt3390 8 лет назад

Say what you mean, make it rhyme & put it to a back beat..

@islandbirdw 2 года назад

Ahh the “Thin White Duke”. A true trailblazer.

@crescentfreshbret 5 лет назад

Bowie was quite the well-read man. You don’t see many rock stars referencing literature so frequently in their interviews.

@kelvinkloud 5 лет назад

He was a gadfly.... not saying he wasn’t talented, but pointing out that his understanding of markets was even sharper. what Bowie was more then anything was very shrewd. He understood very well about establishing inside a market in the trough as its germinating and then selling before the bubble... he did that with adroit skill 3 key times in music. It’s why your here now listening and deeming him an Oracle.

@joshuatrees797 5 лет назад

Captivating.

@mahatramehutteruheehu6878 3 года назад

Isn't it fantastic that of the three of them, Bowie, Reed and Iggy, Iggy outlived them both. Don't get me wrong. I loved Bowie and Reed but I thought that Bowie were the one that was going to be oldest❤️

@matthewmaloney5955 6 лет назад

great voice

@honeypottriangle 8 лет назад

At 6:12 David almost took a sip of ash from that mug.😂

@suz5862 4 года назад

Ha! Yes - I separately commented.

@larry45044 3 года назад

always well spoken!-if i ever needed a narrator

@ethanhill9460 4 года назад

BOWIE and LOU were avant garde intellectuals with major label recording contracts. Glad to have read the authors mentioned in video. I attended the 50th birthday concert. Not oddly now when both performed both were sorta stiff. Must had been the "luggage" mentioned by subject. But I was honored to see LOU on stage. LOU legitimized BOWIE for me with TRANSFORMER. BOWIE legitimized LOU with his career. Only rock I've bought since early 70s was the rock both spawned. Fuck the beatles and the stones.

@cocoygranada9403 3 года назад

"We fit to a T, a perfect combination" on a Perfect Day " we know we'd last forever, together"!

@MusicFed 3 года назад

Watching this now then thinking what we have today, depresses me

@peteriuliano5846 3 года назад

I Made The Discovery Of LRD Music In 1980 - With Hearing WALK For The First Time - And I Was Already A BOW Fan, But Lou Had Something Very Powerful And Direct And Personal With The TRANSFRM Album - It Definitely Had Impact On Me. Perhaps His Lyric Storytelling Was Obviously American Rather Than BOW's English Theatrical Style(s). But What A Wonderful And Eclectic Combination Of BOWIE RONSON REED In Creating TRANSFORMER. I Know LRD Would Denigrate His Albums To A Certain Extent, But I Think All His Albums Have A Very Specific Goal In MInd And He Hit The Bullseye Everytime - Even On The So-Called Lesser Albums - All His Albums Are Vibrant, Impressive Artistic Visions.

@DungeonStudio 5 лет назад

Great outtake! And Dave was just such a decent chap. And is so amazing how he and Lou and Andy all kinda fused at The Factory. Bands like The Beatles, Led Zep, or The Sex Pistols all had that 'fitting chemistry'. But The Velvet Underground were so disparate - a bunch of misfits thrown into a test tube with a pretty girl on top. Been tried 1000 times to this day with at best a one hit wonder out of it. But for Lou and Dave and all to toy with all that, reinvent themselves the way they did, and survive making memorable music for as long as they did. I don't think we'll ever see the likes of that ever again!

@lumpyfishgravy 6 лет назад

Fantastic micing - overhead shotgun always sounds natural and in situ.

@klausrain111 2 года назад

Allen Ginsberg, Kerouac, even Wm Burroughs (I think) met at Columbia Univ (in NYC) the late forties. And the rest is history. David seems to know his stuff pretty well. All of those guys had an influence on Lou, and therefore David. So, avant garde? Hell yeah! Esp if you throw in one more towering poetic genius from the streets of NY, Gregory Corso, who might not even have gone to high school.

@white_lotus_rising8812 Год назад

Yeah, he knew the beat literature quite well; he was a fan of Burroughs, especially in terms of the cut-up method; and Kerouac's On The Road is in his 100 Bowie recomended books list

@andrewptob 3 года назад

All things aside: what an amazing head of hair Bowie had.

@tintomara6209 3 года назад

Now he comes to mention it,it seems obvious,the connection between Selby jnr's Last Exit to Brooklyn and Lou Reed's lyrical concerns

@zoeyssfischetti4856 6 лет назад

he was a genius that's all!

@edwardbenes5015 4 года назад

Brilliant fella

@alenbacco7613 3 года назад

I no joke pray to the ghost of Bowie

@crypttonite Год назад

everyone had never heard anything like it

@au5tinic38 Год назад

He looks and sound like a jedi

@Methilde 3 года назад

Is it on Bowie or LOU REED?

@andrewptob 4 года назад

What an amazing head of hair. And a great artist as well. Lol.

@claireedment504 4 года назад

love u xxx

@shardanette1 2 года назад

What a great interview. But I don't know if he should give Lou credit for the cacophony. I thought Cale had more to do with that. It left the band when he left.

@daevidharvey7113 5 лет назад

Andy’s Chest I think is one Massive Tune not mentioned there at the end - so powerful and rockin cool groove etc What a tune !! ... also Who’s the greatest band to come out of the 90’s ? Blur Suede Placebo ? Yeah No ... The Hellacopters & of course an equal sideways alternate gang of great importance is Rammstein ... to me The Hellacopters circa 1999-2008 were absolute perfection in Rock n Roll bar none

@daevidharvey7113 5 лет назад

And Bowie’s Club Venues Earthling Tour Show @ The Warehouse in Toronto was without doubt the best show ever seen by myself ... out of many greats the Stranglers Status Quo Hawkwind Snakefinger Rollins Band Kraftwerk Rammstein Ramones Iggy Pop Nik Turner Prong Motörhead Lou Reed PiL Mogwai Air Billy Cobham ELP Ministry etc so many , the night the venue the mood the sound mean as much but that show was the Top , just stunning

@pierfrontarcade 7 лет назад

Big Hug Mug.

@da4 2 года назад

Is this a computer generated image?

@kevvymetal666 3 года назад

6:10 oh yea, ashtray

@svfantom7776 3 года назад

Mick Jagger wasn't a surprise, but he was on Lou as well?

@OMGWTFLOLSMH 3 года назад

I'd kill for that thick hair, and his eloquent and articulate speech. He's so full of life here, great to witness.

@jahidafridi8905 7 лет назад

RIP Lou Reed And David Bowie greatest musicians

@morbidmanmusic 2 года назад

Neither considered themselves musicians. .. just saying.

@kevindearmond523 Год назад

@@morbidmanmusic well, they sure weren't shortstops

@TheKitchenerLeslie 3 года назад

Met Bowie 2-3 times and what you see here is what you got. A very friendly man who talked to everyone and made friends wherever he went!

@Missjunebugfreak 3 года назад

Awww. You're so lucky you got to meet him. He seemed to be a generous lovely man. He is dearly missed.

@ThinWhiteAxe 3 года назад

You're extremely lucky... what I wouldn't give to have met him and appreciated it.

@nbvw3 2 года назад

I am not sure I believe you on account of your name...

@rjp7164 2 года назад

I would definitely remember if I met Bowie 2 times or 3 times. Just saying.

@TheKitchenerLeslie 2 года назад

@@rjp7164 Who cares, jealous bitch?

@phoenixincarnate8288 8 лет назад

"Glam rock? I'm sorry, you've lost me there." (big grin). A man with a sense of humor about himself. Very attractive quality. RIP David Bowie.

@CaleSchmitz 4 года назад

RIP? How about... rest well as we carry on your many messages, you bloody icon.

@marcosbisso7136 3 года назад

@@CaleSchmitz RWAWCOYMMYBI?

@jnagarya519 3 года назад

Overblown nonsense.

@Methilde 3 года назад

The title is ON LOU Reed.

@kuliimjulischreiben 4 года назад

“I say what I mean. Eventually. I tend to go the long way ‘round.” 😂😂😂❤️❤️❤️

@rickwilliams7112 6 лет назад

A genius yes, but also a genuinely nice guy

@poolieboy6403 4 года назад

Not really, the spiders from Mars we’re totally ripped off by him

@patriciawright8786 3 года назад

@@poolieboy6403 As if you would have a clue what happened or why it happened? David Bowie needed to move in a different direction. Unfortunately, not everyone will be going along for the ride.

@poolieboy6403 3 года назад

@@patriciawright8786 the Spiders who were with him from the start were paid a pittance on the Ziggy tour, Mike Garson the newly hired piano player was paid 10 times their weekly wages, learn the story before commenting.