Stardust memories; profile: DAVID BOWIE

From: The Sunday Herald | Date: September 7, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

You can't accuse David Bowie of following in the footsteps of others. The man whose firsts include floating himself on the stock market, creating his own financial service, launching his own internet service provider and selling the world is going where few have gone before: beaming a live show into cinemas.

Bon Jovi and Limp Bizkit have relayed live shows into a handful of cinemas in America; but Bowie is zapping his interactive London gig all around the world. This Monday, we can pop down to the Odeon at Wester Hailes, Edinburgh or Renfield Street, Glasgow, watch him play his new album, ...

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