This is the last interview by David Bowie. He's being asked about working with Ricky Gervais and appearing on the british tv show "Extras", in 2006. Enjoy and keep cool.
I've thought this for a while, and found out that he was asked to play Max Zorin in A View To A Kill, but turned it down and later said he didn't want to spend five months watching his stunt double fall off cliffs : / So they asked Sting, and then Christopher Walken who is of course excellent.
i've never seen someone look so young at the age he is here. when he talks and his face lights up, he looks no different to him he did in the 80s with the blonde hair. fuck. i miss him.
+rob poynter I doubt AgentXPQ likes Trump much either (no idea about Hilary), but what does that have to do with Bowie's acting chops anyway? And the shitty things about the US have no more to do with AgentXPQ than the good points about NZ have to do with you. NZ is an awesome place, man. I seriously don't get why you seem to feel so threatened. Just be happy to live where you do (y)
I will always feel a bit sad about his passing away. He was so in love with his wife and the pictures of him holding their daughter when she was a newborn are just beautiful. He was such a good man.
Couldn't help but crack a tear. He was a beautiful human being with a presence that could shatter planets and blow out the sun like a candle. I'm infinitely jealous of those who are yet to discover this great man's music for the first time.
I agree. He was so talented that he could have made a black hole spit up, the Oort cloud shed a tear and Kuiper loosen its belt. He was undoubtedly the finest human who ever lived or ever will. Hyperbolic nonsense aside, he could carry a tune and was pretty good in a few films.
@MAD GRUMPYMAN a legend is someone who is remembered' known and/or loved by many many people. David is definitely a legend so are the rolling stones and the Beatles. They dont just sing songs they write and put a lot of effort into them and are very talented the same reason me and you are nobody cares people because we aren't able to come up with a single song that could become mildly famous for less a week.
@@Elbowbanditest2003 I know he was, think the original commenter was mistaken so they deleted the comment. Apparently Bowie had an affair with Susan Sarandon in the 80's Mick Jagger's ex also implied he & Jagger had a brief fling too,
This entire interview is satire. It is scripted, an actual part of the episode. All the guests who went on this show did interviews in this way, acting odd, contrived or full of themselves. Granted this one is more subtle but it's still not a real interview. You really should change the title of this because it's misleading to all the morons in the comments who are oblivious to the fact, acting like they've just watched an actual interview.
+IronRooRoo Exactly. No one can think that Bowie is serious when he says he started off in serious movies...then segues into some of his best jokes "Yeah? You and whose army?" It's a great example of how Gervais is liked by other people in the business. They so much want to be involved in taking the mickey out of themselves and the industry.
+4ebees Except that so many people commenting are clueless with comments like "wow he's so down to earth, great interview!" They're that thick they cannot even detect the obvious sarcasm during instances which you pointed out. It makes me depressed to know on average people are this stupid.
Well, first of all: you're wrong. This isn't a part of the episode. And I really don't think it's scripted. Cause no, not "all the guests" did this kind of interview for the show. This is a behind the scene interview and Bowie's joking around. But I wouldn't correct you like this if it wasn't for the fact that it's kind of fun when people call other people "moron" and in the same breath doesn't have a clue what they are talking about. Cheers!
A man who stood up and changed the world. You were always drastically ahead of the curve and someone who showed the way for every musician after you (and even ones before you who you worked along side). Never will there be a man so talented as David Bowie! He has recorded 5 years worth of music releases, so it's funny, even when he is dead, he will be releasing (probable) masterpieces! My absolute hero
At the Time, the concept of a musician trying to act has me think twice, as they seem like pretentious idiots who think they have the talent to do anything! But David Bowie is a huge exception, as he really was a good actor and could act!
@@uscman Bowie was a performance artist working mainly in the medium of music so it's not so surprising that he could put on a good performance in the medium of television comedy
Can't agree. Watch "Spinal Tap"... I'm pretty sure that was before this and Spinal Tap is an American parody production. Also, "Best in Show", 'The Mighty Wind"...both examples of the se style humor. North American. Monty Python was famous for their parodies but seemed like they didn't hide the obvious joke.
@@samsmith4216 very dry humour and very dry sarcasm is so much more prevalent in British culture, tv and general conversation though. American sarcasm for example is far more obvious compared to British sarcasm, with some exceptions of course as you pointed out
@@samsmith4216 ofc not..this sort of humour has been going before/since Shakespeare before the US was even ' invented' ha ha.. part of British culture.. but fair point!!
It's been just over a week and I still can't believe this man is gone. He's in all of us and his work will still be around, but the gap he's leaving is tremendous.
I've got a zinger for you. I'm a Brit and I say "we're coming to take the colonies back"......... and you say "Yeah? You and whose army?" That's an example of the kind of things I've got.
So sad to hear of his death :( - One of my favourite artists. But had to comment on this brilliant vid! I've never seen it before. He absolutely nails this, so much so that lots of the comments seem to think he's being serious, lol. He's basically playing Ricky's 'David Brent' character. Perfect parody.
Bowie was a really good actor. He was believable, no matter what character he played, even the absolutely absurd one like the Goblin King. I watched Labyrinth in second grade around Halloween, after that I listened to him as often as I could. My mom had one or two CDs, and they ended up absolutely destroyed from the constant playing (I was clumsy at eight, so playing a CD always meant it was dropped before I put it in.)
Bowie seemed so genuine and down to earth, but at the same time unbelievably cool. Someone you could easily get along with, but also would be in awe of at the same time. So much great music, he touched many people and he went to Heaven a bit earlier than I expected. God bless David Bowie!
My heart is aching, this man was the fabric of my life. His music was unbelievable. I watched him live in 77 and 87. Manchester White City and Glasgow Apollo . You just can’t describe the aura, the beauty, the talent, the likes of which will never be seen again. My Hero, my God, my Angel💛
Bowie was a true Renaissance Man. Talented in everything he did, whether comedy, painting, philosophy and music. The world lost a large fragment of its soul when you went home, Starman. We miss you, every day.
Honestly i'm sad in the sense that his presence will be missed and he will no longer be here to make music... but when you think about it he lived a full life. Longer than most especially when it comes to cancer. He died peacefully with his loved ones by his side. That's a good way to go in my opinion. I admired the ever-living shit out of this man and i'm happy with what he left for us.
David ... A soul on to future galaxies of Stardust, maybe he's on Mars, or another planet playing his tunes to all the other free souls. RIP. LOVE forever Mr Jones.
"Doing extras is really a piece of cake for me" and "showing him maybe new ways of approaching comedy that he hadn't really thought about before I think" are my favs!
"Yeah? You and whose army." Such a great joke - I always wondered who made it up. Maybe David should have kept it for himself, and put it in one of his songs.
I remember his last tour, i was there with some friends. He seemed off most of the time and seemed sluggish like something was off. He did the show and that was it. We went home. Needless to say he suffered a heart attack later. But we did not think it would be his last tour ever and he just disappeared fromt he limelight. You have to also remember this was before smartphones and social media. RIP Starman and Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence.
That is how you do DEAD PAN (British) humour. Not "humor": HUMOUR. Bowie, being British, is, of course (insert next comma here for entirely perfect, British, punctuation) a natural.
I really would love to see a Spinal Tap-like documentary on David Bowie, with him participating. For my money, no one does deadpan as brilliantly as he does, not even professional comedians. I would wet myself laughing.
Ashley Pomeroy I can't even wrap my head around it - a world without David Bowie in it. I've idolized and revered him for as long as I can remember. I've been crying all day.
+violetxoxox I was in a state too last monday. :( I feel like I've been in a dream for a week. So depressing. I haven't felt this low for a few years... :/
I love the deadpan, tongue-in-cheek subtlety with which David did this interview, "Well, as you probably know, my background's in serious acting, before I started doing the writing, singing thing;" giving "Rick" pointers on new ways of approaching comedy "that he hadn't really thought about before;" giving him some jokes to use in future episodes - "Yeah? You and whose army?" Or, "If you keep looking like that, your face will stay like it." "That's really quite a zinger, isn't it?" he said cheerfully. Brilliant. Having said that, the first time I happened upon this clip, a couple of months ago, I took it at face value and was left thinking that David's jokes weren't that good and were in fact jokes that had been around. In other words, it went right over my head. But in my defense, I think I was still very much in mourning over David's passing at the time and my perceptions were a little fogged over from all the sadness I'd been feeling.
"The writing singing thing." ...... The writing singing thing?!?! lol Jesus Christ. I love how he just refers to one of the biggest music careers ever as "The writing singing thing."
This was in the extra content for the DVDs of Extras. I found it so brilliant and hilarious that Bowie stayed in character during this interview. God, he was so good - at everything he did.
I wish he'd done more films. And I wish I'd've been old enough to see him on Broadway when he did his run of The Elephant Man. That must have been thrilling.
"If you keep looking like that, your face will stay like it." A zinger, indeed. DB is amazing at how he can come up with amazing stuff like this off the top of his head!
@Dr Diablory Nah, just the Extras weren't as syndicated in USA. Sarcasm is a trait of intelligent people for one. The bigger the population, the more the intelligent, as more none as such. Being that with internet, unintelligent got their voice in media... Easy as that.
Its really weird, i've never met the man, never even seen him in concert, but even now a month or so onwards i still have this great feeling of sadness that he is no longer on the planet anymore :( So long David, the Starman's waiting in the sky
I'm confused by a lot of the comments here. I take it we DO all know that this wasn't a real interview? It was just Bowie and Gervais messing about between shooting scenes. i.e. the person Bowie was talking to here (the "interviewer") was Ricky Gervais.
+Balloonbot A nod's as good as a wink to a blind bat. ;-) It's bloody annoying to look at Bowie here and think he looked that good at 59 though. Grrrr.
+Ricky Rhoades Well now you mention it, he does look a wee bit lizard-like LOL. Rod Stewart's another one of the same era who looks incredible at the age of 70. I know they can spend as much as they like on looking good, but so can many others in their wealth bracket. Yet so many others seem to make a right horlicks of trying to stay looking young.
I've always appreciated Mr. Bowie as a great musician and artist with how he would use different personas - but honestly he was never one of my top ten musical acts (most assuredly a flaw on my part). Yet i obviously thought he was brilliant on Extras with his amazing comic timing - and then seeing this where he could so amazingly mock himself in such a hilarious way while doing such a deadpan kill shot - oh man, so amazing!!! I have shared this at least a couple of times a year for the last decade or so - brilliance on so many levels.
I bought his music from iTunes over a year ago . The Best Of David Bowie Nothing Has Changed 2012 Remastered. my kids who are under 10 years old are hooked. Starman, Ground Control, Ziggy Stardust etc etc. this proves that the music he has left us is timeless and will appeal to all ages for years to come. Thanks David for that Hazey Cosmic Jive.. . . .
His Extras scene was the very first thing I'd thought of when I heard he'd passed! Bittersweet now, but still hilariousss. Glad to know they were actually buds too.
Ha Ha Ha Ha....This REALLY will sort out The Brits from Others ( particularly our friends from The USA ! ). I realised immediately that David was adopting classic English Dry Sense Of HumoUr and keeping a straight face while taking the piss out of himself.. I GUARANTEE many Americans will take this interview seriously.. NICE LAUGH DAVID..GOD BLESS M8...
How DARE you call David an asshole ! He went to the same college , in the same year as Peter Frampton and Peter's Dad taught David. He was born and lived very near me in South East London. Play nicely Lynn ! Really ! Bad Form !
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Daniel Korolev David Bowie is incredibly talented nonetheless, as is Patrick Stewart. It's just a Ricky Gervais thing to try and make people say the funniest things, even at his own expense. So saying he litterally wrote it word for word is perhaps a bit drastic... But he surely directed and edited it. Hope there's no hard feelings there Daniel.
Ha ha, he has done it all and he was great in extras but how could he be anything else. I am writing this on the day his death was announced, I wanted to find something funny that showed his real self, this was perfect, what a star
