Bowie on FWWM?

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d3moliti0n
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Bowie on FWWM?

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Hi

Has David Bowie ever talked about his small but intriguing and weird part in Fire Walk with Me? It's just something I have been wondering after watching the film. Like, has he ever talked about why he took the role and did he have any idea of the story surrounding the character and if anything further was planned for the character etc.

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Good question d3moliti0n. After watching this movie I've also always wondered about Bowies involvement but unfortunately I didn't find any interviews with him concerning Fire walk with me so far. But we'll probably have some luck and somebody from the forum knows something about it.
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There was a press release by the Twin Peaks Press (I think that was the name) where Bowie had a few comments one of which was that the Belt Buckle for his costume was a Frida Kahlo belt buckle which he stole from wardrobe (if I remember correctly)

I'll have to search for the press release as it had some really rare tidbits about the film.

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I've been going through my Lynch memorabilia and have that press release to hand. The only Bowie quotes I've seen in print were taken from the paragraph below.

David Bowie comments on his experience with Lynch: "It's like watching a 14-year-old who's been given permission to rearrange the world for eight weeks. Invigorating. I highly recommend working with David. He's delightfully and dedicatedly bonkers." As for playing Philip Jeffries, missing FBI Agent, Bowie says: "My character is an intensely over-travelled upholder of the law. He has seen too much and has little ability to do much about it. Not dissimilar to the perspective of a rock god, really." Commenting on his wardrobe in the film Bowie adds: "I stole the belt my character was prone to wear. I've worn it a few times on stage with Tin Machine. It consists of two rather garish portraits of Frida Kahlo. A very "now" item. I'm hoping it will lead to a court case producing massive exposure on CNN. Otherwise, I will sell it to the highest bidder... or Madonna, perhaps."
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Thanks for posting that DigitalGhost, much appreciated and was an interesting read.
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I've enjoyed his music, and wondered what kind of a guy he was. Cool.
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