I love this interview - his candid discussion is refreshing. He could have died from drugs during the Ziggy years and I'm profoundly happy that he did not...
I find it interesting and refreshing, though, that he says he's happy he did it and doesn't regret a bit of it. Heck, if it wasn't for booze and drugs, let's face it - we wouldn't have quite a body of wildly creative art of all types that exists. By no means am I condoning it, but many artists speak of the pain and the cure themselves... From Van Gogh to Bowie...
The only way to be kill with drugs is to be kill with it Besides that, only guys like Bowie who have a big industry behind him can live that way. But in the end when you see that Blackstar is his final work, I don’t know it is more sad than inspiring
I wouldn't say most intelligent. Musically and as a preformer he was brilliant and intelligent but not the most intelligent in general. Most intelligent people are not famous or in any spot lights.
No disrespect to you intended but that's not from Mr. Bowie's Ziggy period, it's from backstage at a Young Americans tour date, his persona after Ziggy. I can tell you that in the dressing rooms at the Boston Music Hall on that tour he passed out and had to be carried to the tour bus. The band, especially Earl Slick, were almost scared witless. (That's his assistant Coco being yanked into the room before he closes the door.) I don't know if folks truly grasp what a serious coke problem he had at the time. If you were within ten feet that night in Boston you could see that he looked cadaverous. The fact that this ENTIRELY EXTRAORDINARY artist conquered this demon of a habit makes him even more of a hero to me.
it's sad that in the title it says during the Ziggy Stardust , during that time frame he had the long red hair with shaved eyebrows so it was obvious that it wasn't during that time period but you being a true fan knew better
I heard that bowie passed out stone cold and his friends put himmler into a warm bath which saved him. He had angels around him human and spiritual for sure. There is no artist more prolific in so many genres. What a talented mesmerising human for many,many people who listen to all his music. A mad roller coaster which I can't get off of or would want to.
The footage at the end is definitely post-Ziggy, probably around his Plastic Soul era in '75, and the filming of "The Man Who Fell to Earth," 75-76. Different hair, different fashion, and the fedora: post glitter for sure.
@vhwithdlr so does that make my girlfriend a lesbian for saying that Britney Spears still looks as hot now as she did back in 2002? Or are you just a weird close minded self loathing homophobe?
Funny how people like to make fun of other peoples addictions, substance use or other habits. Like I use alcohol I am okay, but all you coke heads are pitiful. I admire David Bowie for standing up. He said he wouldn't change a thing, but certainly would not want his own son doing any of it.
Randy Hogue Musicians get a pass with drugs. Some of the older stuff music wise was made great because of different substances. It's definitely for adults, though.
What he said at the beginning about the conscious is frighteningly accurate, he finally put it into words. Uppers do something to your conscious that you will struggle with for a long time
Thank you for putting this up! I have seen the clip where he takes coke before and I agree with you that even if drug use shouldn´t be encouraged (as he says himself in the interview) it is a part of his history and a clue to understand him. We can never judge another person, we can never know what went through his head at this time. Curiously enough, his small silver cocaine spoon is actually exhibited in the David Bowie is exhibition!
Just a wee heads up 2 everyone,...the "Vaporwave" piece of music used in the Coke scene is called "Crystal Japan",..I believe it was gonna be used to close out Scary Monsters, but it ended up being used in Japan in a Sake advert!! Absolute genius from our lad Bowie,..RIP fi Scotland, UK N hope this helps awbody out!!
When you consider the " Drug Addicted Oblivion " That David Bowie had descended into, His recovery was " Nothing Short Of Miraculous " !! And " Thank Goodness " That his musical career " Continued To Ascend " Thereafter!!! May David Robert Jones Continue to RIP!!!! From Adrian Browne 1965
Exactly, there’s like..NO reason to do drugs if you’re poor. If you’re gonna be involved with drugs you better be the dealer lol so atleast you making profit.
@@greatomeister675 Uh... the reason to do drugs, poor or otherwise, is to make you feel better. Most people don't just do it to do it, they chase a high.
And still one of the most intelligent,gifted and kind human beings. An incredible guy 100% strong in the mind and so open and honest about it and this is coming from an ex user myself. 🙏 🤲
I love Bowie but you're forgetting his awful Thin White Duke fascist nonsense that he blamed on his cocaine use and the fact that he had sex (Statutory rape) with a thirteen year old, who was apparently a virgin, this was with his partner at the time (It was apparently a threesome, that his partner was invited to after Bowie first had sex with her.) and this 'groupie' went on to be be abused by other influential rock stars of the day!
"I didn't even know I was playing characters" literally killed me how genius can someone be to the point that he can change his persona and still be the same David Bowie
All humans "self-soothe"...it's what we do. Some smoke, some exercise like mad, some drink, some do drugs-- anything done to the extreme, which you feel you "must" do, is a "drug". I see no reason to make a big distinction between what we use to help us through our tough times, fears, & sadness. RIP, David Bowie. You were only human & a charming one, at that. ;)
Not really. Not as it pertains to our own sense of what helps us "get through" at the time. Humans are simply obsessive by nature, imho-- it's always something. Some are just unfortunate & can't get out once they get in.
I think what Sumaya is trying to say is, that there are positive addictions and negative addictions. The positive addictions can get you really healthy and they are still really addictive ... and they help your mind. But the negative ones hurt your body and sometimes your mind. There is nothing wrong with addictions as long as you find the positive ones.
I understand. I guess my point is that we're all not built the same. We don't react the same. And rather than attack those who do not have our ability to "cut-off", we need to step in & to try help, not judge.
You see no reason to make a big distinction? You used exercise as an example of a "drug" Bowie said that he couldn't function from doing drugs. Never really met anyone who would say they couldn't function because of exercising...
Cocaine is a hell of a drug. Glad Bowie survived it all! I have done a shitload of coke but a fragment compared to this man. I cannot imagine what he went through. David Bowie is so frockin great. A true genius.
No kidding a poker player back in the 80s and 70s no one will ever see again what he did and could do with cards and poker that was unhuman he did so much cocaine his nose collapsed so he had to start smoking crack the money this man made back then was 30 million into today's money is 100 million and know one has Done most is 50 million he did that bye the age of 29 he was very generous and had a great hart came to a party once with cocaine he bought that was the size of a bowling ball and how he lived as long as he did is mind boggling had my share of that drug I don't touch anymore and haven't for many years tc stay safe
Bowie literally has said he completely regrets The Thin White Duke and Station to Station and that he was incredibly disgusted and offended with himself and the character
@@MrAllallalla It didn't. He died because he smoked tons of cigarretes for his entire life. The coke changed his personality and maybe made him more creative, good or bad, but it wasn't the thing killing him.
I have seen many interviews in which he basically responds as he did here. The link below is an example. I have never seen him flat out say he wished he hadn't done drugs. A claim like that needs backing up. What's your source? www.bowiebible.com/features/drugs/21/
The way he explains the rock and roll of life in the era of who knows , is so dynamic and explicit he saw so much and did so much and expressed so much , the man had a good life . I love and will always love him for who he was. doesn't matter what he ever did . Drugs happened back then. He did more than show us where we were , more than what we were . It was life back in the day and he was a god . long live this superman !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sorry if I don't agree, but my impression of British people is they like to drink. When you go to Britain, there is a pub on every corner? I recently had a conversation with an Irish guy, he told me. Quote: British people don't drink to have fun they drink to die. lol!
A Bowie fan from the early 70’s- I was in college late 70’s and early 80’s and listened to Scary Monsters and Super Creeps a million times and always thought that was Bowie pinnacle of Coke use!? Still like the album. Adrian Bilieu’s guitar work was quite unique. The punk era was coming to an end and new sounds were in the air. Great time for music!!
Bowie was clean in scary monsters and super creeps. It was after he got clean in Berlin. Bowie has said he doubts cocaine helped him creatively. He said he wrote his hit songs during the thin white duke era sober. Also, I love 80s Bowie and prefer let's dance to any Bowie albums from the mid 70s.
Unfortunately with addictive or psycho-active substances there is always a price to pay (been there, done that). I'll stick with fresh air, sunshine, exercise, and proper diet. Gonna miss Bowie though; a performance artist to the end who was always pushing the envelope.
@ Michael IMO weed is not the benign substance the media would have you believe. It is too easy for the user to become a chronic smoker because you don't get the negative effects of a 'hangover' like with booze. The brain makes adjustments for the ingestion of a psychoactive substance on a daily basis, and trying to quit cold turkey after years of smoking is a shock to the brain chemistry, resulting in sensitized nerves, anxiety, panic attacks etc. Getting your brain back to it's natural balance can take many months. Worse still is that today's marijuana is much more potent than the stuff I smoked way back in the 70s and 80s. You simply cannot sedate yourself with marijuana for years and then expect no bad effects upon quitting (but this can vary from person to person). Keep in mind the damage being done to your lungs, the opportunities missed because of apathy, and that you could finance a new car with the money spent on this drug habit.
Like any drug on the planet( caffeine and sugar included) I believe use/abuse of it every day will have its negative side affects no matter how harm less it may seem. I smoked every day last year and the year before and understand your point about the brains chemical balance 100%, You might not be addicted but you are dependent in ways, Which is now with any drug I take its in utter moderation so I can enjoy it for what it is instead of using it as a constant gateway out of reality, I believe in the mental benefits of being high on certain drugs it can be a release and a platform for perspective in certain issues in your life that need to be resolved and such but I think you have to be equally happy sober aswell as you are high. Their has to be a ying to the yang:)
Unfortunately, over the years, moderation becomes addiction as tolerance builds, and that is the trap of many drugs. People start out at half a pack of cigarettes a day and thirty years later it becomes chain-smoking. The occasional weekend joint becomes an ounce-of-weed-a-week a few years later as tolerance builds and more is required for the same effect. Go to AAA meetings and listen to stories of 'moderation' that became alcoholism. People forget the effect of the passage of time (years) and the buildup of tolerance that leads to addiction. Moderation is the brain's excuse for continuing drug use; the old saying is true, 'Play with fire and you will eventually get burned!'
gwwayner I understand your point 100% but I think there's other factors that come into play too like the mental health of the User who went from moderation to addiction , was there a significant event in there life that pushed them to numbing the pain of it with drugs? A lot of, if not all addicts are numbing the pain of something, If its not heroin it could be alcoholism or even just over eating of processed sugars killing yourself slowly. I think if your going to get addicted to a drug no matter the class of it, it's going to happen because of a significant event or your current situation. I have never met anyone addicted to a substance that wasn't going through or had gone through a traumatic or such experience. I believe that's a totally different spectrum to enjoying a joint now and again like you would enjoy a pint on the weekend.
IMO when one encounters the inevitable stresses and bad breaks that always come along in life, then this is the time to have the clear head that is needed for the logical and responsible course of action to remedy the situation. Addictive substances IMPEDE one's ability to take that required action. The brain needs to develop a natural chemical balance that can cope with life's stresses WITHOUT the crutch of addictive psychoactive substances. The best way to cope with stresses and traumas is get out into the great outdoors, enjoy nature, and exercise. I'm retired and mountain-bike daily on my Cannondale freeride bike, and do a weight training routine every few days. I quit cigs, booze, weed etc in my early twenties and as a result got a good job and good health (and more money in my pocket). I consider the drug/alcohol stuff poisonous and would never go back.
"the road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom". it's true, but you have to come out the other side intact. it's a tremendously steep price to pay if you're lucky enough to make it through.
Great video I enjoyed it. Though I must point out that was not Ziggy Stardust Bowie it was actually Bowie from the diamond Dogs tour because his hair was shorter and he was drinking a lot of milk and doing a lot more coke during that period.
You know the sad thing is he died of liver issues, in his 60's RIP DB but the liver is the only organ that can completely regenerate, if only he regenerated it stayed away from substance and alcohol he would still be alive today to star in the sequel to Labyrinth. :(
Only Bowie could produce some of the best music and performances loaded up on drugs. It would’ve been disastrous for anybody else... Only gold albums resulted in his drug abuse. He often said he wondered how much more better things he could’ve accomplished had he not been so incoherent. I don’t think he POSSIBLY could’ve produced any better things, nor the amount of successful masterpieces he created. I’m not condoning drug use either, but in Bowie’s case...he made the best of it- as usual. I don’t think failure was an option of his.
I like his honesty here. Dunno if the uploader thought we would all think bad about Bowie for this, but I feel quite like the opposite. If I ever met him, I am sure we could talk for hours and hours.
lol, oh man only nutters like you think this man was anything but a stooge and drug addict. its still blows my mind how ppl just OK the 70's -early 90's drug use because popular music frauds are doing it. The ppl running this world are LoL'ing at you.
He made great content and inspired generations, and managed to remain relevant the whole time. He achieved far more than most and was awesome whilst doing it. What do you know about the 'people running the world' hahaha, you sound like you've got a rod up your arse mate
Its never gone away and it's still everywhere , likely more now to be honest it's just taken the backburner to heroin and fentanyl as far as media coverage .
William S. Burroughs never really came out the other end. He went from soft drugs to hard drugs all his adult life (and some before.) He was just one of those rare people who was unkillable. After a long life of booze, hard drugs, gay sex and guns, he died at 84.
“I’m glad I did everything I did.” Me too! And it is a rule, all rock stars have their drug periods. It is in the contract. And the whole some drugs are better than others to quit, that is BS. Smoking is just as bad as heroin and coke or speed. I’ve never been addicted to cigarettes but they’ll kill a lot more people than “hard” drugs, plus alcohol. Come on people, the idea of bad vs good drugs is ridiculous. They are scared by what they don’t know. As far as self soothing, whatever gets you through the night. I no longer judge. I had to say goodbye to some of these things, but it was no big deal.
He said it, drugs made me a better person too. But God help me to protect my children from them. Some of us can't stay off of them, that's what makes drugs such a big danger. I'm not a disciplined person, but I always knew when I've had enough, and I could always say no to more. Not everyone is that lucky.
By the skin of my teeth, I made it out. I would definitely have thought "I must try living like THAT!" If I had watched this when I was a little kid. That was the way I thought. Hmm, I did live like THAT, and it was hard. But I agree with David about having come out the narrow end a better person.
I know what you mean. I remember seeing and reading about many lifestyle "choices" when young and thinking the same: I'm going to do THAT and find out what it's all about. Even to the point of deciding to experience homelessness, addiction and jail. It was hard, I barely survived and I do have regrets, but now I know and I am a better person for all of it. Still, I use this knowledge now to gently caution the naive initiate or reach out to others who are drowning in it already and at least show that there can be a light at the end of the downward spiral. Hope you're still well, peace.
I wonder if his mind changed prior to his passing about the benefits of his drug years . He did comment about how his past self-abuse finally caught up with him. He left a loving family behind, of course. I suppose to have lived such a creatively inspired and productive life as he did might be hard to weigh and value in terms of years. I can’t help thinking about all the fear of death right now and how much better it feels to live brave and free rather than under house arrest. I really miss David and his input. Such a lovely, bright guy and musical mentor. . RIP
David Bowie: *Titan of music, visionary, pop legend, fashion icon, actor, alien, frontman of the Internet revolution, basically a renaissance man* Interviewer: *but that cocaine though*
I loved to hear him speak. Classy guy but humble...still. I think interviewing him really would have been a great Privilege!!! Of course,intelligent to a core,we were lucky he got sober. Many don't survive it. Bowles music was just fab, & way ahead of his time and the costumes & makeup? Androgyny at its peak,of perfection......Wow. Mr David Jones, you are deeply missed ( by me,def I know,by millions!!) you changed not just musical style but sexuality .....RIP - HEROES"🕊🕊🕊
This interview is so 90s. I didn't realize how unique they are. Music over him speaking, the close up shaking cam, love it.
Yeah Its pretty stupid
I did like that period of his quite a bit at the time(the 90’s stuff). But none of it remains go-to Bowie IMHO.
The Berlin period? Fantastic!
Really good DNA.
I love this interview - his candid discussion is refreshing. He could have died from drugs during the Ziggy years and I'm profoundly happy that he did not...
Absolutely .im so glad and thankful that he gave up that Shit stuff. and we had many more Amazin Songs and Yrs of/ with him .😍Bowie Forever💜.
I find it interesting and refreshing, though, that he says he's happy he did it and doesn't regret a bit of it. Heck, if it wasn't for booze and drugs, let's face it - we wouldn't have quite a body of wildly creative art of all types that exists. By no means am I condoning it, but many artists speak of the pain and the cure themselves... From Van Gogh to Bowie...
It was much worse after the ziggy years, from 74 to 76 especially
The only way to be kill with drugs is to be kill with it
Besides that, only guys like Bowie who have a big industry behind him can live that way. But in the end when you see that Blackstar is his final work, I don’t know it is more sad than inspiring
@@peterrooney8236 I believe Station to Station was the height of it. I just associated the Thin White Duke with just that. A drug addled persona.
Perfectly 'ealthy if you wash it down with a sip of milk.
And some green peppers!
MIWK
@Evan Wright wow Evan, guess you’re Wright
@Evan Wright Drink low fat or better non dairy milk.
unique personality... after mountains of coke, he still was one of the most intelligent human beings
Crap in crap out...
I wouldn't say most intelligent. Musically and as a preformer he was brilliant and intelligent but not the most intelligent in general. Most intelligent people are not famous or in any spot lights.
@@alexs.6434 Perfectly right.
coke wont make you stupid just broke or impotent lol, its a PED for your brain if anything
@Steven Gray i was a heavy skier for many years. ped means performance enhancing
Bowie was never once Coke'd up. Cocaine was Bowie'd
At least he's not a dickhead like you clearly are
Ohhhh that weird paintball dudes got issues 👎🏻👎🏻
Joe Horizon please STOP
What does your comment even mean ????????????
@Steven Gray She's got medals.
No disrespect to you intended but that's not from Mr. Bowie's Ziggy period, it's from backstage at a Young Americans tour date, his persona after Ziggy. I can tell you that in the dressing rooms at the Boston Music Hall on that tour he passed out and had to be carried to the tour bus. The band, especially Earl Slick, were almost scared witless. (That's his assistant Coco being yanked into the room before he closes the door.)
I don't know if folks truly grasp what a serious coke problem he had at the time. If you were within ten feet that night in Boston you could see that he looked cadaverous. The fact that this ENTIRELY EXTRAORDINARY artist conquered this demon of a habit makes him even more of a hero to me.
Bowie is cadaverous sober lol
@Jeff Baker it took willpower to get out of that. Of course there's luck involved but nobody would get out of it fine if they didn't really want it.
Did he go to rehab?
it's sad that in the title it says during the Ziggy Stardust , during that time frame he had the long red hair with shaved eyebrows so it was obvious that it wasn't during that time period but you being a true fan knew better
Were you there?
My man even seemed like a pleasant fellow when he was cussing at the camera guy.
Terrifyingly brilliant haha
I had that exact thought too, hahaha
RIP Bowie and DOOM
I can listen to David talk all day, just a fascinating man and his ability to look back and honestly review his life is refreshing to hear.
I miss him. I wish I had an opportunity to have seen one of his concerts. Beautiful soul.
Seen him in concert in 87, not great at all 😕
@@nollaigire2367 can you tell me why?
@@gothpinkiepie I don't know why actually, queen were dire bad too in Slane 86, everyone thinks these artists don't have bad days but actually they do
@@nollaigire2367 I mean they are all humans just like you and me. It's okay to have good and bad days tho.
@@gothpinkiepie 100%
He got into the rocket, made it to the moon and survived. The best part of anything in life is the journey not the destination.
I heard that bowie passed out stone cold and his friends put himmler into a warm bath which saved him. He had angels around him human and spiritual for sure. There is no artist more prolific in so many genres. What a talented mesmerising human for many,many people who listen to all his music. A mad roller coaster which I can't get off of or would want to.
@@joanwilkins8795 himmler was around back then? damn
"Himmler into a warm bath" sounds like a Bowie lyric.
I usually drink Pepsi, but I'll have the occasional Coke myself.
The footage at the end is definitely post-Ziggy, probably around his Plastic Soul era in '75, and the filming of "The Man Who Fell to Earth," 75-76. Different hair, different fashion, and the fedora: post glitter for sure.
Oh, well spotted! Of course it is! The 'Ziggy' in the title is an ironic '(hence the quotation marks) nickname by the person who posted it.
As a straight guy, I can say David was a handsome devil pretty much his whole life...
As a straight guy... lol
It's just a law of the universe that agrees he's attractive as fuck lmao
@vhwithdlr so does that make my girlfriend a lesbian for saying that Britney Spears still looks as hot now as she did back in 2002? Or are you just a weird close minded self loathing homophobe?
He was married to Iman the most beautiful model ever that made them godlike a
You are gay
He comes across like a ... typical ... '90s, secondary school, art teacher.
well you should have probably appreciated that teacher more tbh
@@dextrodemon agreed. He's a very attractive man and unusual man but he doesn't come of as (gasp) DAVID BOWIE!
Can we talk about your profile picture 🤦🏼♀️😂😂
@@oliviaillingworth296 Only if we can discuss Iraq War crimes.
@@beingsshepherd - Jeremy Corbyn, Blair or Gordon Brown are the nazi?
Funny how people like to make fun of other peoples addictions, substance use or other habits. Like I use alcohol I am okay, but all you coke heads are pitiful. I admire David Bowie for standing up. He said he wouldn't change a thing, but certainly would not want his own son doing any of it.
Randy Hogue Musicians get a pass with drugs. Some of the older stuff music wise was made great because of different substances. It's definitely for adults, though.
U contradicted yourself there
@@n0166
by 'adults' she meant non-musicians
@@randysalim1 nah randy said " funny how people make fun of other people's addictions " then says "coke heads are pitiful."
Read it again. He is being facetious and is criticizing that sort of behavior
What he said at the beginning about the conscious is frighteningly accurate, he finally put it into words. Uppers do something to your conscious that you will struggle with for a long time
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I'll stick to my LSD and Mushrooms and Weed, thank you.
Elderly Teenager You're welcome?
Yea, whack days indeed. There's no LOL in that shit. Life gets warped.
«We went straight to the capital of heroin. Clever move we made» 😂
This man was definetely too clever (and too so many other things) to be human.
imagine thinking having normal british sarcasm was somehow god tier intellgence lol.
His German is marvellous for a non-native speaker, but I still love his little accent
Come back from beyond the black star, David. We miss you.
We do!
cross the house he lived in when in Berlin every other week and there are still fresh flowers and candles. I think that's nice. I miss him very much.
Thank you for putting this up! I have seen the clip where he takes coke before and I agree with you that even if drug use shouldn´t be encouraged (as he says himself in the interview) it is a part of his history and a clue to understand him. We can never judge another person, we can never know what went through his head at this time.
Curiously enough, his small silver cocaine spoon is actually exhibited in the David Bowie is exhibition!
lol wow. I sell spoon necklaces on etsy and that is cool to know. #hippiewrapped
thatsv true for sure.
Is that really true bout the spoon thing?
@@Gabriellaella23 Ick.
I never bothered w them just rolled up $50
"Is it speed or coke?"
Zoinks! If you're not able to make the difference out of then your nose is completely mauled.
Godd bless Mr Bowie.
Does look a bit like Shaggy here innit
@Maia Crawford Completely false
@Maia Crawford wt* did you heard that? Lol not true
uv never been backstage with some of the crap gear people have lol
He was such a goofy and sweet guy.
The idea of Bowie being skint at the time he moved to Berlin is just crazy, we were lucky not to lose him in the 70s.
David doesn't even slam the door and he smiles while closing it he's like "Yes everything is fine here bye now" lmao
I love that part, I saw that smile.
Just a wee heads up 2 everyone,...the "Vaporwave" piece of music used in the Coke scene is called "Crystal Japan",..I believe it was gonna be used to close out Scary Monsters, but it ended up being used in Japan in a Sake advert!! Absolute genius from our lad Bowie,..RIP fi Scotland, UK N hope this helps awbody out!!
Thats where NIN - a warm place came from
I still love Bowie and I love him in every stage in his life. This doesn’t feel like Bowie this feels like the human version of Bowie
thanks for posting this. bowie is a legend. what an amazing guy!!
"You're" welcome. Grammar nazi- sorry.
misogynist lonely flunky.
When you consider the " Drug Addicted Oblivion " That David Bowie had descended into, His recovery was " Nothing Short Of Miraculous " !! And " Thank Goodness " That his musical career " Continued To Ascend " Thereafter!!! May David Robert Jones Continue to RIP!!!! From Adrian Browne 1965
Thanks 4 Your Feedback re My Bowie Post ! Take Care From Adrian Browne 1965
3:39 it seems like the camera man is coked out. LOL
LMAOOO
Yeah for reay
Probably second hand coke from breathing the same air as David.
And the "lines" blur... LOL
Thank you for your honesty and it's good to know about your recovery rest in peace
Seems so happy--what a guy, what a life he lived.
If you gonna do drugs, you better have some money......
With coke,. You gotta have coke to make more money, to buy more coke...
Ironically Bowie says in this he was skint around that time.
Exactly, there’s like..NO reason to do drugs if you’re poor. If you’re gonna be involved with drugs you better be the dealer lol so atleast you making profit.
@@JBmusicart The problem is they must of had the best stuff
@@greatomeister675 Uh... the reason to do drugs, poor or otherwise, is to make you feel better. Most people don't just do it to do it, they chase a high.
really appreciate the pre-coke text crawl, very well put.
And still one of the most intelligent,gifted and kind human beings.
An incredible guy 100%
strong in the mind and so open and honest about it and this is coming from an ex user myself. 🙏 🤲
I love Bowie but you're forgetting his awful Thin White Duke fascist nonsense that he blamed on his cocaine use and the fact that he had sex (Statutory rape) with a thirteen year old, who was apparently a virgin, this was with his partner at the time (It was apparently a threesome, that his partner was invited to after Bowie first had sex with her.) and this 'groupie' went on to be be abused by other influential rock stars of the day!
"I didn't even know I was playing characters" literally killed me how genius can someone be to the point that he can change his persona and still be the same David Bowie
All humans "self-soothe"...it's what we do. Some smoke, some exercise like mad, some drink, some do drugs-- anything done to the extreme, which you feel you "must" do, is a "drug". I see no reason to make a big distinction between what we use to help us through our tough times, fears, & sadness. RIP, David Bowie. You were only human & a charming one, at that. ;)
theres quite a big distinction though between obsessive jogging and heroine addiction
Not really. Not as it pertains to our own sense of what helps us "get through" at the time. Humans are simply obsessive by nature, imho-- it's always something. Some are just unfortunate & can't get out once they get in.
I think what Sumaya is trying to say is, that there are positive addictions and negative addictions.
The positive addictions can get you really healthy and they are still really addictive ... and they help your mind.
But the negative ones hurt your body and sometimes your mind.
There is nothing wrong with addictions as long as you find the positive ones.
I understand. I guess my point is that we're all not built the same. We don't react the same. And rather than attack those who do not have our ability to "cut-off", we need to step in & to try help, not judge.
You see no reason to make a big distinction?
You used exercise as an example of a "drug"
Bowie said that he couldn't function from doing drugs. Never really met anyone who would say they couldn't function because of exercising...
Cocaine is a hell of a drug. Glad Bowie survived it all! I have done a shitload of coke but a fragment compared to this man. I cannot imagine what he went through. David Bowie is so frockin great. A true genius.
I’ve done so many prescription drugs, I have no desire to touch cocaine. I already love amphetamine (speed) too much. I think it may be time to stop.
No kidding a poker player back in the 80s and 70s no one will ever see again what he did and could do with cards and poker that was unhuman he did so much cocaine his nose collapsed so he had to start smoking crack the money this man made back then was 30 million into today's money is 100 million and know one has Done most is 50 million he did that bye the age of 29 he was very generous and had a great hart came to a party once with cocaine he bought that was the size of a bowling ball and how he lived as long as he did is mind boggling had my share of that drug I don't touch anymore and haven't for many years tc stay safe
Bowie is a great book.
Agree 100% doll!!!!!! Once I began was very hard to put it down, a truly great read!!!!!!
David Bowie: A Life?
Adam S I love that interview
When he used coke, It literally made some of the best music to come out of him! Station to Station masterpiece due to it!
No art is worth a person to me.
It IS a masterpiece though!
Give me a fuck tonne of cocaine ad probs start making miracles
@@MrAllallalla Layne Staley is an example of that.... Had he not done the heroin would people know him
Bowie literally has said he completely regrets The Thin White Duke and Station to Station and that he was incredibly disgusted and offended with himself and the character
@@MrAllallalla It didn't. He died because he smoked tons of cigarretes for his entire life. The coke changed his personality and maybe made him more creative, good or bad, but it wasn't the thing killing him.
When he was much older he said that he wished he hadn't done drugs. I think it contributed to his heart issues for sure.
That and the smoking. He was known to have a 40 a day habit
Yes, he had alot of heart attacks.
I have seen many interviews in which he basically responds as he did here. The link below is an example. I have never seen him flat out say he wished he hadn't done drugs. A claim like that needs backing up. What's your source?
www.bowiebible.com/features/drugs/21/
Fat people wish they'd not have eaten too, hindsight 20/20
@@aryastargirl5593 40 a day? Woah!
I love how he understands how on paper it looks crazy that he went to berlin with iggy pop to get clean.
Refreshing honesty from a literal legend
The way he explains the rock and roll of life in the era of who knows , is so dynamic and explicit he saw so much and did so much and expressed so much , the man had a good life . I love and will always love him for who he was. doesn't matter what he ever did . Drugs happened back then. He did more than show us where we were , more than what we were . It was life back in the day and he was a god . long live this superman !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think this is either Young Americans or Thin White Duke Bowie, not Ziggy. Still cool.
it was the Thin White Duke, 'cause at the time, David was skinny as hell and only drank milk, which is seen in this video
Neither. This is after those periods.
This was the 90's Bowie. Don't think this character's got a name, though.
I think it's YOUNG AMERICANS Bowie.
Jeremy Liebenthal
Earthling era. 1996-1998. Somewhere around.
“ I didn’t know I’m playing characters in that time “ 😂
Love this .... my Bowie performances bring me great joy.
I think British people can handle drugs and alcohol more than any other.
M Brontë you couldn't be more wrong, we brits can't handle drink for shit
oh, well I guess it just seems that way....how is Keith Richards still alive ?
M Brontë Sheer luck. 😘
i must be british cos i cant handle shit
sorry if I don't agree, but my impression of British people is they like to drink. When you go to Britain, there is a pub on every corner? I recently had a conversation with an Irish guy, he told me. Quote: British people don't drink to have fun they drink to die. lol!
It’s very hard to hear him use the words “I know the inherent dangers…” while chain smoking the very cigarettes that ultimately killed him.
That's not what "ultimately" killed him
@@SoldierOfLoveForNow I sure as hell didn’t help!
It is hard. Once those drugs get wrapped around you. It can be life or death.
He couldn’t function. But he was able to create some amazing work including Station to Station. The artist was always in him…. until the end.
A Bowie fan from the early 70’s- I was in college late 70’s and early 80’s and listened to Scary Monsters and Super Creeps a million times and always thought that was Bowie pinnacle of Coke use!? Still like the album. Adrian Bilieu’s guitar work was quite unique. The punk era was coming to an end and new sounds were in the air. Great time for music!!
I think the only studio album Belew payed on was Lodger.
Bowie was clean in scary monsters and super creeps. It was after he got clean in Berlin. Bowie has said he doubts cocaine helped him creatively. He said he wrote his hit songs during the thin white duke era sober. Also, I love 80s Bowie and prefer let's dance to any Bowie albums from the mid 70s.
Unfortunately with addictive or psycho-active substances there is always a price to pay (been there, done that). I'll stick with fresh air, sunshine, exercise, and proper diet. Gonna miss Bowie though; a performance artist to the end who was always pushing the envelope.
@ Michael IMO weed is not the benign substance the media would have you believe. It is too easy for the user to become a chronic smoker because you don't get the negative effects of a 'hangover' like with booze. The brain makes adjustments for the ingestion of a psychoactive substance on a daily basis, and trying to quit cold turkey after years of smoking is a shock to the brain chemistry, resulting in sensitized nerves, anxiety, panic attacks etc. Getting your brain back to it's natural balance can take many months. Worse still is that today's marijuana is much more potent than the stuff I smoked way back in the 70s and 80s. You simply cannot sedate yourself with marijuana for years and then expect no bad effects upon quitting (but this can vary from person to person). Keep in mind the damage being done to your lungs, the opportunities missed because of apathy, and that you could finance a new car with the money spent on this drug habit.
Like any drug on the planet( caffeine and sugar included) I believe use/abuse of it every day will have its negative side affects no matter how harm less it may seem. I smoked every day last year and the year before and understand your point about the brains chemical balance 100%, You might not be addicted but you are dependent in ways, Which is now with any drug I take its in utter moderation so I can enjoy it for what it is instead of using it as a constant gateway out of reality, I believe in the mental benefits of being high on certain drugs it can be a release and a platform for perspective in certain issues in your life that need to be resolved and such but I think you have to be equally happy sober aswell as you are high. Their has to be a ying to the yang:)
Unfortunately, over the years, moderation becomes addiction as tolerance builds, and that is the trap of many drugs. People start out at half a pack of cigarettes a day and thirty years later it becomes chain-smoking. The occasional weekend joint becomes an ounce-of-weed-a-week a few years later as tolerance builds and more is required for the same effect. Go to AAA meetings and listen to stories of 'moderation' that became alcoholism. People forget the effect of the passage of time (years) and the buildup of tolerance that leads to addiction. Moderation is the brain's excuse for continuing drug use; the old saying is true, 'Play with fire and you will eventually get burned!'
gwwayner I understand your point 100% but I think there's other factors that come into play too like the mental health of the User who went from moderation to addiction , was there a significant event in there life that pushed them to numbing the pain of it with drugs? A lot of, if not all addicts are numbing the pain of something, If its not heroin it could be alcoholism or even just over eating of processed sugars killing yourself slowly. I think if your going to get addicted to a drug no matter the class of it, it's going to happen because of a significant event or your current situation. I have never met anyone addicted to a substance that wasn't going through or had gone through a traumatic or such experience. I believe that's a totally different spectrum to enjoying a joint now and again like you would enjoy a pint on the weekend.
IMO when one encounters the inevitable stresses and bad breaks that always come along in life, then this is the time to have the clear head that is needed for the logical and responsible course of action to remedy the situation. Addictive substances IMPEDE one's ability to take that required action. The brain needs to develop a natural chemical balance that can cope with life's stresses WITHOUT the crutch of addictive psychoactive substances. The best way to cope with stresses and traumas is get out into the great outdoors, enjoy nature, and exercise. I'm retired and mountain-bike daily on my Cannondale freeride bike, and do a weight training routine every few days. I quit cigs, booze, weed etc in my early twenties and as a result got a good job and good health (and more money in my pocket). I consider the drug/alcohol stuff poisonous and would never go back.
absolutely fascinating interview!
"the road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom". it's true, but you have to come out the other side intact. it's a tremendously steep price to pay if you're lucky enough to make it through.
Great video I enjoyed it. Though I must point out that was not Ziggy Stardust Bowie it was actually Bowie from the diamond Dogs tour because his hair was shorter and he was drinking a lot of milk and doing a lot more coke during that period.
Just love David Bowie no matter what always will RIP Beautiful Bowie ❤️
You and me both.
You know the sad thing is he died of liver issues, in his 60's RIP DB but the liver is the only organ that can completely regenerate, if only he regenerated it stayed away from substance and alcohol he would still be alive today to star in the sequel to Labyrinth. :(
Only Bowie could produce some of the best music and performances loaded up on drugs. It would’ve been disastrous for anybody else...
Only gold albums resulted in his drug abuse. He often said he wondered how much more better things he could’ve accomplished had he not been so incoherent. I don’t think he POSSIBLY could’ve produced any better things, nor the amount of successful masterpieces he created. I’m not condoning drug use either, but in Bowie’s case...he made the best of it- as usual. I don’t think failure was an option of his.
Thank you. Good one. "As they pulled you out of the oxygen tent you asked for the latest party"
David is so charismatic !
I am amazed at this man. Awesome interview!
I like his honesty here. Dunno if the uploader thought we would all think bad about Bowie for this, but I feel quite like the opposite. If I ever met him, I am sure we could talk for hours and hours.
I don't think that he thought that. He said he idolises Bowie and wanted to share something about his fascination with him.
People should keep their morals to themselves. Bowie liked cocaine, so what, it's his choice. He's not stealing purses to get the money. ❤️ Bowie!
What an amazing being!
lol, oh man only nutters like you think this man was anything but a stooge and drug addict. its still blows my mind how ppl just OK the 70's -early 90's drug use because popular music frauds are doing it. The ppl running this world are LoL'ing at you.
He made great content and inspired generations, and managed to remain relevant the whole time. He achieved far more than most and was awesome whilst doing it. What do you know about the 'people running the world' hahaha, you sound like you've got a rod up your arse mate
I've seen somethin simular, Mick Jagger snortin coke of the end of a dagger an sayin it's "vitamin D" and "salt" I love Rock and Roll
I still miss him so much. It's as though Nature hasn't found a way to fill the vacuum/void his passing left.
An Ambient Cyborg This is the best comment!
I wish he would’ve admitted that his drug use was related to the times. That is, in the late-70s, coke was everywhere.
Its never gone away and it's still everywhere , likely more now to be honest it's just taken the backburner to heroin and fentanyl as far as media coverage .
I find that when I listen to a bowie song, I want to listen to it again.
Smart as he was talented. One of a kind. A Legend
Thank you Lefty Lucy.
Just brilliant.
Ah yes, a typical Bowie breakfast. Cigs and coke, ready to go.
And milk.dont forget the milk
@@lucaslaino7292 and peppers
No carbs
That was 1974. He must have been so incredibly unhappy then.
The scoring at the end is fucking hilarious🤣😅
Great atmosphere lmaooo
Hey, that just made him evan more magical, Bowie blew us away on his journey thru life, I'm pretty muched plugged in to him 24/7.
We live in a chemical world...like my mother said...moderation is the key.
Just a bump
Why do all mothers say that... 😂
@@alientube1984 I've always wondered that...mother nature instinct?
Great advice though, sadly you only start applying it when the doctor tells you your situation is alarming!
@@alientube1984 I hear you.
William S. Burroughs never really came out the other end. He went from soft drugs to hard drugs all his adult life (and some before.) He was just one of those rare people who was unkillable. After a long life of booze, hard drugs, gay sex and guns, he died at 84.
i HI heard he was a good poet he use his alterd state on drugs to create his best work,ear
Fascinating, thanks for sharing! :)
He seems so honest
They should have never shot that footage, this was part of his PRIVATE life for god's sake !
Takes nothing away from the man in fact it looked like a really nice bag of coke that you could use as a pillow inbetween highs
@@braveheartthecommentor5805 🤣
“I’m glad I did everything I did.” Me too! And it is a rule, all rock stars have their drug periods. It is in the contract. And the whole some drugs are better than others to quit, that is BS. Smoking is just as bad as heroin and coke or speed. I’ve never been addicted to cigarettes but they’ll kill a lot more people than “hard” drugs, plus alcohol. Come on people, the idea of bad vs good drugs is ridiculous. They are scared by what they don’t know. As far as self soothing, whatever gets you through the night. I no longer judge. I had to say goodbye to some of these things, but it was no big deal.
This is a very good interview ! nice upload
This is how under pressure was written with Fred....
He said it, drugs made me a better person too. But God help me to protect my children from them. Some of us can't stay off of them, that's what makes drugs such a big danger. I'm not a disciplined person, but I always knew when I've had enough, and I could always say no to more. Not everyone is that lucky.
By the skin of my teeth, I made it out. I would definitely have thought "I must try living like THAT!" If I had watched this when I was a little kid. That was the way I thought. Hmm, I did live like THAT, and it was hard. But I agree with David about having come out the narrow end a better person.
I know what you mean. I remember seeing and reading about many lifestyle "choices" when young and thinking the same: I'm going to do THAT and find out what it's all about. Even to the point of deciding to experience homelessness, addiction and jail. It was hard, I barely survived and I do have regrets, but now I know and I am a better person for all of it. Still, I use this knowledge now to gently caution the naive initiate or reach out to others who are drowning in it already and at least show that there can be a light at the end of the downward spiral. Hope you're still well, peace.
Genius Bowie lives forever sad loss to music
This is amazing.
You don't see him sniff or lick anything..
I did a lot of Coca Cola in the 80's, now that I'm older the sweet stuff had to go
And your teeth probably
@@vincevirtua I've spent more than my fair share in the Dentist's chair and probably was the Coca Cola
you mean crack
I hope he enjoyed it, RIP thanks for the memories growing up with your music.
I wonder if his mind changed prior to his passing about the benefits of his drug years . He did comment about how his past self-abuse finally caught up with him. He left a loving family behind, of course. I suppose to have lived such a creatively inspired and productive life as he did might be hard to weigh and value in terms of years. I can’t help thinking about all the fear of death right now and how much better it feels to live brave and free rather than under house arrest. I really miss David and his input. Such a lovely, bright guy and musical mentor. . RIP
Bowie was running on a diet of coke, milk and peppers for a while in the 70s. I think the vitamins kept him alive.
Nearly turned gay watching at this...such a beautiful man inside and out.
absolutely magnetic!
Too cool.
I miss him badly.
This is what a natural human being looks like. We idolise him because we've strayed so far from humanity. He'd probably find our fascination bizarre.
David Bowie: *Titan of music, visionary, pop legend, fashion icon, actor, alien, frontman of the Internet revolution, basically a renaissance man*
Interviewer: *but that cocaine though*
I loved to hear him speak. Classy guy but humble...still. I think interviewing him really would have been a great
Privilege!!! Of course,intelligent to a core,we were lucky he got sober.
Many don't survive it.
Bowles music was just fab, & way ahead of his time and the costumes & makeup?
Androgyny at its peak,of perfection......Wow. Mr David Jones, you are deeply missed ( by me,def I know,by millions!!) you changed not just musical style but sexuality .....RIP - HEROES"🕊🕊🕊
Hearing him speaking German ist just a bless 🥵