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15 October 2020
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Photographer Mick Rock talks about his very successful career collaborating with David Bowie.

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8 October 2020
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Tony Visconti and Angie Bowie recall the early days of The Hype and their historic gigs at The...

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Dana Gillespie has an amazing collection of Polaroids that capture her MainMan adventures like this shot of David and Angie relaxing in their New York suite. Hear Dana read excerpts from her memoirs Weren’t Born a Man in episode 18 of the MainMan podcast. Link in bio #danagillespie #davidbowie #70srock #70s #bowie #mickronson
David Bowie only had a small dedicated following in 1970 - and radically embracing androgyny made it difficult to impact the very staid music business at the time. Not only did his record company dislike the album The Man Who Sold The World when it was delivered, but his now famous Mr Fish man-dresses that he wore didn’t make it easy for his PR team to book him on TV. Listen to this clip to hear about the prejudice he faced at Top of the Pops. It would take another 18 months before he was finally booked - and that was only because another act cancelled at the last minute. Hear all about the fuss caused by the TMWSTW in episode 17 of the MainMan podcast. Hit the link in bio. #tmwstw #davidbowie #bowieforever⚡️ #70s #70sfashion
Tony Defries describes the negative reaction from Mercury Records in the U.S. when they saw David wearing his Mr Fish man-dress on the cover of The Man Who Sold The World. Hear about the fuss that album cover caused in episode 17 of the MainMan podcast marking the 50th anniversary of the release of TMWSTW. Link in bio #TMWSTW #davidbowie #mickronson #bowie #classicrock.
Mick Ronson just casually mentions to Tony Visconti that he plays violin and studied classical piano while Tony was writing a score for an upcoming session for The Man Who Sold The World. Ronno’s musical brilliance would become more obvious and more impactful as he continued working with David Bowie over the next few years. Hear Tony Visconti, Tony Defries, Charles Shaar Murray and Trevor Bolder talk about the writing and recording of TMWSTW to mark the 50th anniversary of its release in episode 16 of the ManMan podcast. Link in bio. #themanwhosoldtheworld #davidbowie #bowie #mickronson #70srock
Mick Ronson's humility & his immense musical contribution to The Man Who Sold The Sold are discussed by Tony Visconti, Tony Defries, Charles Shaar Murray and Trevor Bolder as we mark 50 years since the album was released in America in Episode 16 of the MainMan podcast. Hit the link in bio #mickronson #tmwstw #ronno #davidbowie #themanwhosoldtheworld #davidrobertjones #70sstyle
George Harrison’s Moog synthesiser, Ralph Mace’s classical skills and Ronno’s thrilling raw guitar crafted by Tony Visconti’s unique production talents combined to add exciting new texture to David Bowie’s The Man Who Sold The World album released in the U.S. 50 years ago. Hear Tony Defries, Tony Visconti, Charles Shaar Murray and Trevor Bolder talking about the writing and recording of The Man Who Sold The World in episode 16 of the MainMan podcast. Link in bio. #davidbowie #tmwstw #bowie #70srock
Tony Defries, Tony Visconti, Charles Shaar Murray and Trevor Bolder feature in episode 16 of the MainMan podcast talking about the writing and recording of David Bowie’s 3rd album The Man Who Sold the World, released in the U.S 50 years ago. Hit the link in bio. #davidbowie #bowie #tmwstw
Lindsay Kemp describes being on stage as part of the historic ‘Ziggy Stardust at The Rainbow’ concerts with David Bowie in August 1972. From the MainMan archive you can hear Lindsay recalling his work with Bowie in episode 15 of the MainMan podcast. Hit the link in bio. #ziggystardust #davidbowie #bowie #glam
Lindsay Kemp describes how he and David Bowie were enamoured with the play ‘Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris’ in 1967 as he recalls his collaborations with David in episode 15 of the MainMan podcast. Link in bio. #davidbowie
Lindsay Kemp was one of the most influential people in what David Bowie described as his ‘cultural gestation’ and the skills he acquired while working with Lindsay were evident throughout his many re-inventions. Hear Lindsay recall his work with David in episode 15 of the MainMan podcast. Hit link in bio #Davidbowie
David Bowie and Marc Bolan first met in 1964 and as they both pursued stardom over the following years their friendship/ rivalry alternated between tolerance and scorn. Hear how their relationship fuelled their creativity in episode 14 of the MainMan podcast. Hit the link in bio. #bowie #davidbowie #bowieforever #glamrock #rocknroll #seventies #seventiesrock #glam #rockmusic #musiclegend #legend #artist #marcbolan
David Bowie’s single The Prettiest Star, from March 1970, which featured Marc Bolan on guitar. Hear about the friendship/rivalry between Bowie and Bolan as they experimented musically and aesthetically in episode 14 of the MainMan podcast. Hit the link in the bio. #bowie #davidbowie #bowieforever #glamrock #rocknroll #seventies #seventiesrock #glam #rockmusic #musiclegend #legend #artist #marcbolan

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