When Bowie met Dylan

[Will Dockery]

"Dylan! didn't get on with him at all. I had a dreadful time with Bob Dylan. Absolutely ghastly!" -David Bowie, 1978

[JD Chase]

I read somewhere that Dylan was possibly offended by Bowie's "song for Bob Dylan" on the "Hunky Dory" album, and that when they met in the mid 70's, they didn't hit it off, apparently Bob told Bowie that he didn't care for his music, or something to that effect...

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Post by JD Chase
I read somewhere that Dylan was possibly offended by Bowie's "song for Bob Dylan" on the "Hunky Dory" album, and that when they met in the mid 70's, they didn't hit it off, apparently Bob told Bowie that he didn't care for his music, or something to that effect...

Could've not liked how he'd treated Mick Ronson.

http://www.uncut.co.uk/blog/mick-ronson-on-david-bowie-and-bob-dylan-27202

[gj]

On Wed, 22 Jul 2015 21:26:00 -0700 (PDT), Will Dockery

Post by Will Dockery
"Dylan! didn't get on with him at all. I had a dreadful time with Bob Dylan. Absolutely ghastly!" -David Bowie, 1978

I figured that he was where Bob got his eyeliner makeup tips.

-GJ 2.0

[James Zadok]

Post by Will Dockery
"Dylan! didn't get on with him at all. I had a dreadful time with Bob Dylan. Absolutely ghastly!" -David Bowie, 1978

https://ehehr1955.wordpress.com/2010/10/07/bowie-on-hitler-dylan-dean-drugs-love/

PLAYBOY: You're not noted for cordial relationships with other artists. Yet there was the rumor that you flew to Europe to spend a sabbatical with Bob Dylan. What about it?

BOWIE: That's a beaut. I haven't even left this bloody country in years. I saw Dylan in New York seven, eight months ago. We don't have a lot to talk about. We're not great friends. Actually, I think he hates me.

PLAYBOY: Under what circumstances did you meet?

BOWIE: Very bad ones. We went back to somebody's house after some gig at a club. We had all gone to see someone. I can't remember who, and Dylan was there. I was in a very, sort of...verbose frame of mind. And I just talked at him for hours and hours and hours, and whether I amused him or scared him or repulsed him, I really don't know. I didn't wait for any answers. I just went on and on about everything. And then I said goodnight. He never phoned me.

PLAYBOY: Did he impress you?

BOWIE: Not really. I'd just like to know what the young chap thought of me. I was quite convinced that what I had to say was important, which I seem to feel all the time. It's been quite awhile since someone really impressed me.

PLAYBOY: Could another musician impress you?

BOWIE: Ricky Ricardo, maybe.

[Will Dockery]

Post by James Zadok

Post by Will Dockery
"Dylan! didn't get on with him at all. I had a dreadful time with Bob Dylan. Absolutely ghastly!" -David Bowie, 1978

https://ehehr1955.wordpress.com/2010/10/07/bowie-on-hitler-dylan-dean-drugs-love/
PLAYBOY: You're not noted for cordial relationships with other artists. Yet there was the rumor that you flew to Europe to spend a sabbatical with Bob Dylan. What about it?
BOWIE: That's a beaut. I haven't even left this bloody country in years. I saw Dylan in New York seven, eight months ago. We don't have a lot to talk about. We're not great friends. Actually, I think he hates me.
PLAYBOY: Under what circumstances did you meet?
BOWIE: Very bad ones. We went back to somebody's house after some gig at a club. We had all gone to see someone. I can't remember who, and Dylan was there. I was in a very, sort of...verbose frame of mind. And I just talked at him for hours and hours and hours, and whether I amused him or scared him or repulsed him, I really don't know. I didn't wait for any answers. I just went on and on about everything. And then I said goodnight. He never phoned me.
PLAYBOY: Did he impress you?
BOWIE: Not really. I'd just like to know what the young chap thought of me. I was quite convinced that what I had to say was important, which I seem to feel all the time. It's been quite awhile since someone really impressed me.
PLAYBOY: Could another musician impress you?
BOWIE: Ricky Ricardo, maybe.

A strange time for Bowie... we are as lucky he survived it as we are Dylan made it through all that thin wild mercury.

I'm reading the new Uncut special on Bowie... had to chuckle when some Melody Maker writer in 1972 repeatedly called Bowie a "New Dylan" and "England's answer to Dylan".

I thought that was Donovan.

:D

[marcus]

Post by Will Dockery

Post by James Zadok

Post by Will Dockery
"Dylan! didn't get on with him at all. I had a dreadful time with Bob Dylan. Absolutely ghastly!" -David Bowie, 1978

https://ehehr1955.wordpress.com/2010/10/07/bowie-on-hitler-dylan-dean-drugs-love/
PLAYBOY: You're not noted for cordial relationships with other artists. Yet there was the rumor that you flew to Europe to spend a sabbatical with Bob Dylan. What about it?
BOWIE: That's a beaut. I haven't even left this bloody country in years. I saw Dylan in New York seven, eight months ago. We don't have a lot to talk about. We're not great friends. Actually, I think he hates me.
PLAYBOY: Under what circumstances did you meet?
BOWIE: Very bad ones. We went back to somebody's house after some gig at a club. We had all gone to see someone. I can't remember who, and Dylan was there. I was in a very, sort of...verbose frame of mind. And I just talked at him for hours and hours and hours, and whether I amused him or scared him or repulsed him, I really don't know. I didn't wait for any answers. I just went on and on about everything. And then I said goodnight. He never phoned me.
PLAYBOY: Did he impress you?
BOWIE: Not really. I'd just like to know what the young chap thought of me. I was quite convinced that what I had to say was important, which I seem to feel all the time. It's been quite awhile since someone really impressed me.
PLAYBOY: Could another musician impress you?
BOWIE: Ricky Ricardo, maybe.

A strange time for Bowie... we are as lucky he survived it as we are Dylan made it through all that thin wild mercury.
I'm reading the new Uncut special on Bowie... had to chuckle when some Melody Maker writer in 1972 repeatedly called Bowie a "New Dylan" and "England's answer to Dylan".
I thought that was Donovan.
:D

Remember when the Bay City Rollers and the Knack were the new "Beatles?"

[Just Walkin']

Post by marcus

Post by Will Dockery

Post by James Zadok

Post by Will Dockery
"Dylan! didn't get on with him at all. I had a dreadful time with Bob Dylan. Absolutely ghastly!" -David Bowie, 1978

https://ehehr1955.wordpress.com/2010/10/07/bowie-on-hitler-dylan-dean-drugs-love/
PLAYBOY: You're not noted for cordial relationships with other artists. Yet there was the rumor that you flew to Europe to spend a sabbatical with Bob Dylan. What about it?
BOWIE: That's a beaut. I haven't even left this bloody country in years. I saw Dylan in New York seven, eight months ago. We don't have a lot to talk about. We're not great friends. Actually, I think he hates me.
PLAYBOY: Under what circumstances did you meet?
BOWIE: Very bad ones. We went back to somebody's house after some gig at a club. We had all gone to see someone. I can't remember who, and Dylan was there. I was in a very, sort of...verbose frame of mind. And I just talked at him for hours and hours and hours, and whether I amused him or scared him or repulsed him, I really don't know. I didn't wait for any answers. I just went on and on about everything. And then I said goodnight. He never phoned me.
PLAYBOY: Did he impress you?
BOWIE: Not really. I'd just like to know what the young chap thought of me. I was quite convinced that what I had to say was important, which I seem to feel all the time. It's been quite awhile since someone really impressed me.
PLAYBOY: Could another musician impress you?
BOWIE: Ricky Ricardo, maybe.

A strange time for Bowie... we are as lucky he survived it as we are Dylan made it through all that thin wild mercury.
I'm reading the new Uncut special on Bowie... had to chuckle when some Melody Maker writer in 1972 repeatedly called Bowie a "New Dylan" and "England's answer to Dylan".
I thought that was Donovan.
:D

Remember when the Bay City Rollers and the Knack were the new "Beatles?"

Remember when people took all this shit seriously?