I'm just the slave of Rex Ray...
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In it Rex talks about how he first forced himself upon David Bowie and how his involvement with the design of many DB products came about.
Here's an excerpt...
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Through some friends (spys!), I heard that Bowie was in a certain bookstore one morning, so I hopped on my bicycle and raced across town. I approached him as he was leaving and asked if he?d mind signing the posters for me. He was very gracious and accommodating and complimented me on my work. We spoke for a while about books, design, and I can?t recall what else, and he went on his way. I was beyond satisfied and thought that was the end of the matter.
Unbeknownst to me, at a sound check later that afternoon, the people at BGP asked Bowie to sign a poster for me. Bowie replied, ?I?ve already signed posters for Rex but could you arrange to have him come backstage after tonight?s show to sign posters for me.? I arrived backstage after the show and was escorted into Bowie?s dressing room where we talked at length about art, books, what he should do while he was in town, etc., and I signed posters for him. Once again, I was satisfied and thought that was the last I'd hear from him.
About a year later I received a few curious emails asking if I?d like to collaborate on some projects, but they were signed only ?db?. It never even occurred to me that it might be David Bowie, so I ignored them. A few days later another email arrived where he actually identified himself and I was completely stunned.
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