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He had all the moves
This is in borderline trainspotting category, but Guitar World shares an anecdote about Robert Fripp making a guest appearance on David Bowie’s 1980 album Scary Monsters:
Fripp’s newfound role as a “focused rock player” very much came in handy at the sessions.
“I remember I asked David, ‘Any suggestions?’, because there’s any number of ways you can go,” he told GW. “He said, ‘Think Ritchie Blackmore.’ I didn’t expect that, but I understood what he meant.
“Did I sound like Ritchie Blackmore? No. But I’d seen Ritchie in the Outlaws in Poole when I was 17, and his playing was phenomenal. He had all the moves. So I’d seen Ritchie, I’d heard Ritchie, and I wasn’t going to play like Ritchie would, but I knew what David meant.”
Thanks to Gary for the heads-up.
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