Episode 131 – David Bowie vs Tony Defries

The guys get into a listener letter asking about why Bowie went broke in the ’70’s – and they find out a whole lot about bad deals, questionable aspirations, and the business school of hard knocks. SHOW NOTES: Songs used in this episode: Edison Lighthouse “Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)”; David Bowie “Fame.” The MainMan narrative: https://mainmanlabel.com/about-mainman/   The MainMan podcast: https://mainmanlabel.com/category/archive/ A very helpful Reddit thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/DavidBowie/comments/i1nk4y/is_it_true_bowie_went_completely_broke_in_the_70s/ More helpful Reddit discussion: https://www.reddit.com/r/DavidBowie/comments/x7u7ef/how_many_millions_did_david_lose_from_firing_bad/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Klein https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impresario https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/lennon-copy-beatles-document-allen-klein-7431195/ https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/david-bowie-businessman-deep-dive-visionary-dealmaking-6843757/ https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/21529/10-ruthless-rock-managers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bowie https://davidbowieautograph.com/blog/f/mainman-and-tony-defries https://www.moredarkthanshark.org/eno_int_reccollec-xmas15.html Arthur King’s piece from Record Collector, 1987: http://www.5years.com/rcfeb87.htm The Pete Doggett book: https://www.amazon.com/Man-Who-Sold-World-David/dp/0062024663 https://davidbowiewordpresscom.wordpress.com/category/tony-defries/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_Dogs_Tour Ziggy Stardust doll: http://www.5years.com/doll.htm Rolling Stone, 1972, Timothy Ferris piece: http://www.5years.com/Dbia.htm When Bowie goes to see Elvis: https://yerdoingreat.wordpress.com/2015/01/08/elvis-n-bowie/ https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Trivia/HunkyDory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fame_(David_Bowie_song) Edison Lighthouse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfY8hR5frEQ