Bowie Studio Chat In Blender Magazine

You shall own a Cambridge shirt…

The June/July edition of Blender magazine has a short piece by Rob Kemp which includes a few quotes from David, and the above photograph of him in the recording studio. The general thrust of the piece is, erm, “thrusty”, which according to the magazine is apparently how David describes the new album: “This album is a bit thrusty. I’m not sure if being thrusty is a great thing at age 56, but I suppose it’s better than being dead… or limp.”

Elsewhere in the piece, David hints further at the flavour of the record: “The irrational feelings that you get on a day-to-day basis living here since 9/11, have left a decided mark on this record.” He continues to suggest a certain urgency to the recording when he quotes an old friend: “John Lennon’s idea of rock & roll was ‘Say what you mean, make it rhyme and then put a backbeat to it,’ That’s precisely what this album is all about.”

When I asked David about the equipment he was using in the shot, he explained: The guitar is my 1956 Supro Dual Tone, and the amp is a Supro Tremo-Verb (model S6422TR). Tech heads may like to know that he also told me that the rather tasty looking mic is apparently: A MANLEY Gold Reference Multi Pattern Microphone.

For those of you just as interested in David’s clothing as his equipment (Oooer), you may be pleased to learn that the rather sporty top he is wearing is in fact a Cambridge University Rugby Union Football Club shirt… which, if you fancy one for yourself, is purchasable here.

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