It always embarrasses him, but I say it to his face in public, anytime were with people.
Prior to doingLets Dance, I had six flops in a row, he says.
I was completely persona non grata.
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No one was interested in working with me.
That changed when Rodgers and Billy Idol attended an after-hours party that Bowie was also at.
I thought wed be doingScary Monsters 2, so frankly, I was shocked.
The sessions blossomed when Bowie showed up at Rodgers Manhattan apartment hiding something behind his back.
But the rocker wasnt after a retro sound he wanted something timeliness.
That picture told me everything.
As soon as I saw the picture, he never had to say another word to me.
…Lets Dancetook all of 17 days, start to finish.
The easiest record of my life.
(Rodgers produced the French electro duos 2013 smash Get Lucky.)
When I was working with Daft Punk, I kept thinking, What feels like Bowie?
Those guys felt like it!
Mysterious, thinking in different perspectives, conceptual stuff.
Very few musicians do that sort of thing with me.
