Comments by "Glamdolly" (@glamdolly30) on "David Bowie | Interview | Afternoon plus | 1979" video.

  1. A gentleman and a gentle man. Touching to see what a contradictory mixture of confidence and nervousness he was at this stage. He was obviously a very private man who didn't enjoy interviews but Mavis Nicholson's non-threatening style seemed to bring out the best in him. For contrast, watch Russell Harty's interview with Bowie - it is so inept, patronising and disrespectful to the great man, it sets your teeth on edge!
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  2. +TheSusieTom I am British and a big fan of British humour but I do not rate Russell Harty.  Looking back at old clips of him, as we are able to do thanks to You Tube, I don't think his reputation as a great interviewer holds up at all. The great David Bowie clearly didn't rate him either and I'm astonished you think he did, after watching that toe curling interview Harty did with him back in the 'seventies. It was Harty who didn't get it - he really thought Bowie was a flash in the pan performer and at one stage even asked him if he felt threatened by the success of the Bay City Rollers!  You are obviously a fan of Russell Harty and you're entitled to your opinion.  I don't share it.
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  3. +TheSusieTom It has really brought home to me how short life is - Victoria Wood just 62, David Bowie 69, both with so much more to give to the world. Damn cancer!  It's a cliché I know, but life is to be lived to the full, it really is way too short. God bless you wherever you are and make the most of this wonderful life! X
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  4. +ivankaramasov I totally agree! You know it's funny, when Russell Harty died I totally swallowed all the glowing plaudits he received from the great and the good about what an amazing TV interviewer he was. It's only recently, watching his interviews on You Tube, that I realise what a patronising, over-rated numpty he was! I suspect his big career at the BBC owed a lot to his promotion by the gay mafia there.
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  5.  @melizmatea  I think you're right, after a while you see a dim but unmistakable light of realization enter Harty's eyes that he's massively underestimated this guy!
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  6. +TheSusieTom Thanks for the tip, sounds intriguing I must look out for that interview, I haven't seen it. On the subject of British humour - devastating news today that the great Victoria Wood has died. She really was a comedy giant and epitomised the best of British humour. We shall not see her like again. So many huge talents dying too young this year - people are totally irreplaceable. I feel quite sad and maudlin this evening!
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