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David Bowie Criticizes MTV for Not Playing Videos by Black Artists (youtu.be)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/videos

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Before or after he said Hitler was the original rock star?

[–] hal_5700X 5 points 7 months ago

He said that during his coke years in the mid-70's.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Dammit. What is it with my favourite musicians and Hitler?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

With Bowie it was definitely easy too much cocaine...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

One of my favorite quotes of all time came from a psychiatrist, speaking on Mel Gibson's famous drunk driving tirade:

"You can't pour vodka on a turnip and have it say anti-semitic remarks."

However, Bowie claims it was a stage persona. Why he decided on a fascist for the persona is a decent question on its own, but I don't think "because cocaine" is a good explanation by itself.

[–] Bristlecone 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

About a decade after 🤦 Jesus I hope he came around on this before he died

[–] Entropius 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thin_White_Duke

The Thin White Duke was the persona and character adopted by the English musician David Bowie for public appearances in the mid-1970s.

[…]

The Thin White Duke became a controversial figure due to ostensibly pro-fascist statements made by Bowie in press interviews during this period. Soon after making the comments, Bowie claimed that they were "theatrical" remarks made in character and did not reflect his actual views.

[–] Bristlecone 3 points 7 months ago

Thank you for this!