David Bowie lands in the jungle

From: The Boston Globe | Date: February 9, 1997| Author: Jim Sullivan, Globe Staff | Copyright information
"Im not without luggage," says David Bowie with a chuckle, admitting what may be obvious. Bowie has had to groan over more than a few things he's said and done in the past quarter-century in the public eye.

But, he adds, an upside is, perhaps, that some of that luggage "makes travel easier. Plus, I just have this -- I don't know -- unquenchable enthusiasm. I probably drive people around me mad with my enthusiasm."

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