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HHoney
Fireworks!
Dear Bowie,
I have had a few friends who found Bowie and have fallen into the delirious pleasure of all things David Bowie.
It seems you have fallen under his spell as well. I would like to hear in your words how your appreciation of David Bowie has deepened and changed since you first started to learn of all things Bowie.
What song or album will remain in your heart as the one that changed things forever for you? Are there albums that interest you more that you did not appreciate at a different time? Do you love his entire catalog now?
I truly appreciate quite a bit of David Bowie, but alas I can't seem to fall into the quicksand spell as others have.
I have had a few friends who found Bowie and have fallen into the delirious pleasure of all things David Bowie.
It seems you have fallen under his spell as well. I would like to hear in your words how your appreciation of David Bowie has deepened and changed since you first started to learn of all things Bowie.
What song or album will remain in your heart as the one that changed things forever for you? Are there albums that interest you more that you did not appreciate at a different time? Do you love his entire catalog now?
I truly appreciate quite a bit of David Bowie, but alas I can't seem to fall into the quicksand spell as others have.
Thank you for such a lovely series of questions! Well, first of all, you can never have too many Bowie fans, so thank your friends for me, all right? All right.
Now, one of his most recent songs from The Next Day Extra stays with me the most, right now. It's called Like a Rocket Man, and the line "I don't want to die but I don't want to live" is probably my favourite Bowie lyric ever. The Next Day Extra is full of songs that didn't make it to The Next Day, which is a shame because I personally believe some of them were better than the ones that made it, but I trust he knows what he's doing when he picks the songs. The Informer is spectacular.
As for albums, I sat down one night and decided to listen to as many Bowie songs as I could, so I listened to the entirety of Lodger and "Heroes", and then Low and Station to Station, and by the end of it, Lodger stayed with me the most. So, Lodger is probably my favourite David Bowie album, second best being Low, and then "Heroes".
Bowie hasn't really changed my views on anything, or dramatically changed the way I feel about music, but he as a person and as an artist gives me faith. It's the only type of faith I've ever really felt, in all honesty. I'm a very spiritual person, however, and whenever I listen to a Bowie song (especially one from Heathen) I feel really spiritually charged. I Took a Trip on a Gemini Spacecraft is a song I absolutely have to have sex to someday. The part where he utters the word "well" is practically orgasmic.
To put it simply, Bowie made me feel sexually attracted to music. His music is very sexual to me, and I find sex quite primary in his music, and I think it's brilliant. One of my current favourite Bowie songs is I'd Rather Be High, and that's another great example of a sexy Bowie song. It's a spiritual connection.
The entirety of his career is priceless to me, and I couldn't say that any of them was more relevant or necessary than the other. They belong together, and I couldn't quite imagine one without the other. My advice to you is to just do what I did, and listen to a full Bowie album on repeat. You don't even have to just sit there and listen. Do other things while listening to it and keep it on repeat. Eventually, you'll find a song you like. I personally recommend either Lodger or The Next Day. Also, watch some of his interviews. He's a great bloke, and has a wonderful sense of humour. He's one of few celebrities I'd want to sit down with and talk to about the world, and sex.
Again, thank you for the great questions!
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HHoney
Fireworks!
Thank you for your truly thoughtful reply. I am still pondering some intriguing things you have said.
My question left the others silent.
Bowie, can you explain the spell of David Bowie? It is different than any other fandom I have experienced. I think you touched on this in your last thoughtful response. It feels on the outside that it is an enchantment he places on his fans, purposefully or unintentionally.
Have you met others who feel a similar way you do? Other David Bowie fans?
I am fascinated that the people I have known that adore him and his music - there is such a familiar connection, a kinship between them even though they have never met each other before.
My question left the others silent.
Bowie, can you explain the spell of David Bowie? It is different than any other fandom I have experienced. I think you touched on this in your last thoughtful response. It feels on the outside that it is an enchantment he places on his fans, purposefully or unintentionally.
Have you met others who feel a similar way you do? Other David Bowie fans?
I am fascinated that the people I have known that adore him and his music - there is such a familiar connection, a kinship between them even though they have never met each other before.
Well, David himself before has said before that he doesn't believe that many people to crazy about him. If anything, they just buy his records and listen to them. He doesn't seem to believe (or didn't at the time) that people were so obsessed with him or felt such a strong connection to him.
David is the kind of guy who would just do what he wanted to do, and if people liked what he did, so be it. He doesn't seem to care either way, especially with his newer music, which is a lot different to his older stuff ('Tis a Pity She Was a Whore is arguably the most unique Bowie song out there). I'd say it was definitely unintentional, but he welcomes it with open arms and pokes fun at it often. He likes to interact with fans and have a laugh with them. He's got a great sense of humour, like I said.
I haven't met many Bowie fans, actually. I've met a surprising amount here (maybe I started a craze or something), but I haven't really ever been able to talk to someone about his music and have them understand what I was banging on about, which I'd be lying if I said didn't disappoint me at times.
I think Bowie's relationship with his fans isn't incredibly different from the relationship many other artists have with their friends, excluding perhaps the amount of connectivity. Bowie has his own forum and used to be extremely active on there, going by the alias of "Sailor". He doesn't do much now, in that respect. He's said before he only wants to make music, and doesn't feel the need right now to do shows or anything like that, and that's totally fine. He's still relevant as a musician, and his potential hasn't decreased at all in my opinion. He just keeps getting better and better. It probably helps that he's in a good place in his personal life right now. He's got a lovely family.
No, but it's on the list.
HungryForCereal
if it was you I'd never want to leave...
why would you rather be high?
