Bowie loves Blur

David Bowie has revealed himself to be a huge fan of Blur in one of the latest postings on his official website.

Following a chance meeting in a hotel lobby, the music legend was invited to watch the band live in New York last month, in a performance that Bowie said, "brought down the house".

"Ever since 'Think Tank' came out, I've been putting it on my 'go buy it' list to friends," he explained, "so it was a treat when [I found out] they were playing in town.

"The Blur people gave us a very cool box on the upper right of the [Hammerstein] ballroom so 'twas quite clubby in there. Great view and terrific sound as were parallel to the speakers."

He said: "I got there a little early and had a chat with Damon, who I haven't seen in a couple of years or so. Alex has got himself a Discovery Channel show apparently, subject of space exploration called, erm, 'Life On Mars'.

"The gig itself was great. Very straight-ahead performance with no frills. Just great playing and lots of energy. 'Song 2' brought the house down of course, as did all their earlier songs but the newer material also made its mark.

"[The show was] a good two hours I'd say. We think we spotted a few Strokes, Drew Barrymore and someone thought they saw someone else famous whose name I don't remember."

"Back at the studio the next day we tried to fit 'Song 2' onto everything we played. Hilarious."

As previously reported, Bowie is set to broadcast a live London performance to cinemas across the globe next month to celebrate the release of his new album, 'Reality'.

He kicks off a mammoth world tour in support of the album in Copenhagen on October 7. "We're going to have a great time with this stuff on stage," he said of the new LP.

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