Come to the show tonight…
BowieNetter Mask, probably better known as cow-lovin’ photographer
But, it’s not any old Bowie tribute…if such a thing exists, because this one features Myriam’s twelve-year-old son, Ethan, singing on many of the songs and playing guitar on a couple too.
But, Ethan’s not any old son…if such a thing exists, because he was encouraged down this route by one Mr David Bowie himself!
It transpires that Ethan, (pictured by his mother in the shot above) met DB at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles in January 2004. Over to you Myriam…
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David is the one that talked him into being a singer back at The Shrine, told him to be a singer first, then an actor, not the other way around. His first time on stage was at The Shrine holding David’s hand, he’s never forgotten that. A few years later, Perry Farrell personally invited him to sing at Lollapalooza, kinda cool.
DB is his favorite. The fact that this man inspired me to even pick up a camera, and then years later inspired my son to sing, is really almost too much. I may have to give him my kidney or a lung as a thank you.
All that with my not drowning Ethan in Bowie’s music, I really made an effort not to push my taste on him, he got there all on his own. The boy knows brilliance when he hears it.
Here are some of the songs they are performing at
Red Sails
Oh! You Pretty Things
Moonage Daydream
Space Oddity
Starman
I’m Afraid Of Americans
Fame
“Heroes”
Life On Mars?
Scary Monsters
Diamond Dogs
Rebel Rebel
Queen Bitch
One other thing I should mention is that Ethan and his song writing partner/guitarist, thirteen-year-old Tiana Jimenez, have just been asked to write a song for the upcoming movie Promised Land , they are going today to watch some footage before tonight’s School Of Rock show at the Mint. Promised Land is produced by Terin Alba & Andrea Monier, Directed by Garret Noel, it’s a vintage Southwest drama.
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Thanx Myriam, that’s all very cool. But I also happen to know from a Vegas friend that you have some of your work showing at the high roller poker room at the
When I asked Myriam about it, this was her comment:
“Bowie has the biggest piece, well, that goes without saying, but also the biggest image in the place. Actually, there are two of my Bowie photographs on display and they get the most comments of all. One is a huge shot they have on the wall behind the bar, (from the book: David Bowie: Live in New York, see picture above) the other is a portrait.”
How can one household contain so much talent under one roof…doesn’t seem right. Good luck for the weekend shows, Ethan. If anybody out there manages to get along, please do tell us how it went.