EntertainmentHow David Bowie disguised himself in public to avoid being recognizedDuring an interview, public relations officer Alan Edwards recalled how David Bowie even took a train without being recognized by fans today at 10:19

Singer responsible for hits like “Under Pressure,” “Starman,” “Heroes” It is “Space Oddity,” David Bowie He was one of the main artists in the history of music, known and recognized throughout the world. To be able to go out in public and have some privacy, he used a very creative disguise.

During an interview with NMEpublic relations Alan Edwardswho worked with names like Bowie, Prince, Britney Spears It is Rolling Stonesrevealed how the Rock Chameleon He disguised himself to walk down the street without being noticed.

“I met with him right after he did Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence [filme de guerra dirigido por Nagisa Ōshima e lançado em 1983]so he was treated like a movie star – but he had also just been dropped by his record company because ‘low‘ It is ‘Heroes‘ weren’t being considered as good commercially as things like Bay City Rollers!”, remembered Edwards.

It is worth remembering how the public relations officer recently launched the memoir I Was There: Dispatches from a Life in Rock and Roll about his career within the music industry.

“It was when I went on tour with him that I started to realize how down-to-earth and charming he was. He would show up at our office in Tottenham Court Road and made coffee for everyone,” he continued. “He told me that his secret to not being recognized was to wear a cloth cap and have a Greek newspaper under his arm. That way, if someone questioned whether it was him, they’d look closer and think, ‘Well, that can’t be… he’s obviously Greek.'”

It was the same for the interviews. We took the train a lot of times, no first class or anything, and you’d be surprised how many people would be surprised and then think, ‘That can’t be him, he’s just a guy sitting with us going to Manchester.’

Finally, Alan Edwards rescued another episode in which people didn’t recognize David Bowie: “An example of this in the book is that one time, after a radio interview, he had nothing better to do and decided to present the station’s traffic reports. He stood there telling people that there were delays in the M25… and to this day I don’t think anyone knew it was David Bowie. He was an extraordinary creative genius, but also a pure, disarming and gentle gentleman.”