Living in a golden age, the golden age, the golden age now…
This item very nearly got away…But, it’s still well worth a mention now.
The Observer in the UK recently took a look back at the Meltdown festival over the last fifteen years and they managed to get quotations from a few of the curators too. Here’s what David Bowie had to say about his missed opportunity to wow audiences with British music from days of yore…
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“One thing I regret now is that I didn’t do a ‘British Rock in the Movies’ week. It could have provided more than a couple of smiles. How about 1958’s The Golden Disc, where pop star Terry Dene has to move over for Ginger Baker’s mentor Phil Seamon and his band? Nice.”
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Above is the poster for The In-Between Age, aka The Golden Disc, introducing Terry Dene. Phil Seamon and His Jazz Group are indeed listed as playing themselves in the movie and I for one am gutted that DB didn’t pull this one off. Still, never say never.
