The revealing ceremony gathers musical collaborators, associates and followers of the long-lasting glam rocker.
Postponed as a result of passing of Queen Elizabeth II, the revealing takes place on 22 September, per week after the discharge of Moonage Daydream, Brett Morgen’s documentary celebrating the lifetime of the glam rock legend. Only a stone’s throw from the tube, the ceremony on Camden Excessive Avenue is cut up by the busy highway, with followers and onlookers standing on one facet and accredited friends on the opposite.
A kind of who labored with Bowie is The Spiders From Mars’ drummer Michael “Woody” Woodmansey. Earlier than unveiling the stone, Woodmansey, who performed on Bowie’s 4 early 70s albums, underlines his position within the historical past of widespread music: “Rock ‘n’ roll had turn out to be stale and he wished to shake it up, he mentioned that rock ‘n’ roll was purported to be rebellious, controversial and thrilling”. The drummer is joined by different collaborators, guitarist Kevin Armstrong and pianist Clifford Slapper – the three uncover the stone.
Colored in turquoise and black, the newly revealed stone will unlikely stay unnoticed by passersby of busy Camden. The founding father of The Music Stroll of Fame Lee Bennett confirms that the identical design will apply to different memorials alongside the Stroll of Fame. “We’ve modified the aesthetics of the stone that you’ll discover once you stroll by – we’ll be changing all of them”.
Speaking about his connection to Bowie and different artists honoured on Camden’s Music Stroll, Bennett says: “It’s not a lot about me – I like music, I’ve private relationships after thirty-five years within the business. I’ve met many individuals, David I’ve by no means met however I did reduce my hair like him within the 70s by mistake after I reduce my fringe off and I had lengthy ginger hair… So I used to be a boy Ziggy, that’s my affiliation with Bowie”.
David Bowie is the fifth artist, celebrated with a memorial stone on The Music Stroll of Fame, that includes The Who, Amy Winehouse, Insanity and Soul II Soul. Extra names, together with The Damned and The Remedy, will seem by the tip of the 12 months. Keep tuned.
