Hanif Kureishi on David Bowie
Great Lives
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The Buddha of Suburbia
Bowie's big problem was when he started anticipating what his audience might want, that's when it went wrong. He had such huge success with Let's Dance, which was meant to be a record that was popular. But then he started anticipating people rather than just going with his gut. And so for four or five years he made some pretty mediocre records. They're not terrible records, but compared to that very high benchmark that he'd given himself, they weren't good. The later albums are really good. Then he came back in such strength in the 90s, particularly with the Buddha of Suburbia,. He's got some fantastic songs on it. Right up until his death when
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