Bowie collaborator Donny McCaslin recently told Uncut prior to the musician’s death: “I was so inspired by how much music and literature David’s checked out; he is constantly looking for new things, to listen to and to read”.

“For instance, when describing on eof the first songs we recorded, ‘Somewhere’, David referenced the Boards Of Canada song ‘Alpha And Omega’ [which McCaslin recorded] as an approach. We’d talk about Death Grips, this band in California [too]”.
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