They had this famous transvestite that Iggy was friends with, and she dated David Bowie, her name was Romy Hagg. After the show we went to this transvestite club, a famous one, it was something out of Cabaret. I’ll tell you another story about a night out with Iggy in Berlin. When I do my little acoustic shows I tell a few stories like that. I was sitting on Bowie’s knees and we all had drinks and I said, “That is a Matisse” and Bowie was quite shocked that I knew that. One was a miniature Matisse, I think, and on the other side he had a Picasso. You know how those big limos usually have mirrors on the inside? Well, this one had paintings. There were more of us than could fit so I ended up sitting on David Bowie’s knees as we drove down Madison Avenue. I remember that we were playing with Iggy Pop in New York and we did this extra gig and then we all went got into Bowie’s limo. I did get to see him a few times because he was Iggy’s mate. He was okay after that and he got up and sang with us. I said to him that things always sounded better on stolen gear. I had to remind him that some of his microphones that had gone missing came in quite handy for recording the demos that came out as the Spunk album. He came down and we did have a little run in as he dismissed the Sex Pistols as the noble savages. I did get to play with him once when I was playing with Iggy Pop. Glen: I would have liked to have recorded something with Bowie. GM: Who would you like to still record with?
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There has been some issues with Pledge Music. GM: With your new album Good to Go you used Pledge Music. I’m fortunate that I get to play with some pretty good people. (But) I like playing with bands, there is kind of a rivalry involved. I don’t have to worry if the drummer knows the song or something. I like the acoustic shows because people can pick up on the lyrics and sing along and they interact a lot more. The experience is the same but for an old guy it’s not the punk rock we used to have.
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I don’t remember much of the ’78 shows because I was drunk and had a lot of hangovers. I’m a sober guy these days and I never used to be. GM: What is the big difference for you touring now versus 40 years ago? We did some pretty big shows maybe some of them will come down, we all shared the singing but we did mostly the coasts. Last time I was in the States I did some shows about a year and a half ago with Clem Burke, Mike Ness and Walter Lure for the 40th anniversary of the Heartbreakers.
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It’s just that every time you do these things I feel like I’m starting all over again. So we will see how these shows go and go from there. Glen: Actually there are some dates on hold that I would like to do with a band. GM: Any chance of getting a larger tour of the U.S.