Watch an endearingly nervous 26-year-old David Bowie in his first TV interview
Wearing one chandelier earring, platform sandals, and a double-breasted red-and-purple suit, a 26-year-old David Bowie sat down for his first major TV interview, on the British Russell Harty Plus show, in 1973.
While most of the interview and performance has been wiped, this clip was resurrected for a later show. It's a visual time capsule of Bowie's beautiful contradictions — his peacock-proud look distracts from his softspoken demeanor. Slouched, picking at his nails, Bowie laughs nervously at the rather stiff questions asked of him — "What does David Bowie think of David Bowie?" "Do you believe in God?"
His answers are honest, sweet, and telling of the life he lived. "I love life very much indeed," he says. Watch the clip below. Lauren Hansen
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