A Legend In His Own Minefield

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I Discover David Bowie - Part 1

I Discover David Bowie - Part 1

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John Mendelssohn
Mar 27, 2010
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I Discover David Bowie - Part 1
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On the strength of my slashing wit and glamorous self-presentation (I wore ruby satin suits from London and had a layered $15 haircut, while other writers-about-rock all looked like Lester Bangs), I was now on the LA A-list, but longed for a getaway. When the new publicist for the notoriously clueless Mercury Records offered me an all-expenses trip to S…

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