- This years class of 1999 honorary doctorate and commencement speakers contained some heavy hitters, including the likes of Al Gore, General Norman Schwartzkopf, John F. Kennedy Jr., Henry Kissenger and of course David Bowie.
Here is a fun article sent in by BowieNet member SpaceBoy. The article (Time Magazine, June 7 1999) mentions some of the more memorable moments from each speech.
Bowie gets called out as the Class Clown, quoting his opening joke: “How does a tuba player answer the telephone? Hello, Domino’s“
If you didn’t get a chance to see Bowie’s Commencement Speech, you can do so by now.
We have ALSO posted 22 images of the Berklee Commencement. All photos were taken by Iman.