The Unexpected Drives Behind Bowie's Success; Dana Gillespie on Finding Motivation in Comfort Zones

Dana Gillespie on David Bowie. The podcast drops this Friday. Subscribe to be the first to hear her personal insights into the man she called her friend!

Singer. Actor and Author, Dana Gillespie has a career that has spanned over 50 years. Her first foray into music was folk and pop, but later, and she has appeared on more than 70 albums, she’s concentrated on the Blues. Her family and private life has been a constant source of fascination for many people.

- Her father had breakfast with Hitler.
- She slept with Bowie, the beginning of a long friendship, when she was 15 and he, 17
- She was a backing singer on It Ain’t Easy, a track on Ziggy Stardust.
- He gave her the track Andy Warhol to record.
- She became close to Angie Bowie, with whom she’s in contact with today.
- She was managed by his then manager Tony DeFries
- She met Bob Dylan at 16
- She’s friends with Jimmy Page
- She’s the original Mary Magdalene in the London stage production of Jesus Christ Superstar.
- She’s just recorded an album with Marc Almond, planned for release next year.

Dana Gillespie - Andy Warhol

Donna Donna

David Bowie - It Ain’t Easy - Dana on backing vocals

Dana Gillespie
Move your body Close to me

Dana Gillespie Book - Weren't Born a Man

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