David Bowie has adopted many personas over the years, including Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane and the Thin White Duke, but here's a costume we never expected to see: David Bowie the Robot.
As you can see above, David Bowie dressed up as a member of Daft Punk for a hilariously awesome photo. He's even holding his hands in a "Heroes"-style pose just so that we know it's him.
Bowie posted the photo on his Facebook as a tribute to Columbia Records boss Rob Stringer, who was honoured with the Strat Award at London, UK's Music Week Awards last night (April 24). He also posted the following message, which was read at the ceremony and explains the reasoning behind the Daft Punk-style photo:
When I first knocked on the door of his office at Sony, New York, you can imagine my surprise when a member of Daft Punk opened it. In silence he brought me in and indicated that I should take a seat on the comfy armchair to the right of the chairman's desk, around which he moved and took his place in the chairman's chair.
He removed the shiny helmet.
It was Rob.
"This," he said "is how far I will go for my artists." I found out that during the course of that day Rob had not only guested as an executive third Daft Punk member at a lunchtime gig at a club in Manhattan, but had also led a Dylanology symposium at Barneys clothing store, sung falsetto on a new London Grammar track and choreographed a touching interpretive dance number to One Direction's "They Don't Know About Us" for the cast of Glee.
Knowing him for the man he is, it came as no surprise that he had won tonight's most prestigious award, the Strat.
If you become the object of his enthusiasm an artist will find a genuine long-term support that is sadly missing in the recording industry.
When he asked me if I minded if he took a few Saturdays off from his duties as percussionist on my new album this year in order to catch the Luton Town football club fixtures, how could I refuse? It's the least I could offer to the man who with his own hands pulled my album to number one throughout the world.
Congrats for the Strat, Rob. You're a star.
David Bowie 2014
As you can see above, David Bowie dressed up as a member of Daft Punk for a hilariously awesome photo. He's even holding his hands in a "Heroes"-style pose just so that we know it's him.
Bowie posted the photo on his Facebook as a tribute to Columbia Records boss Rob Stringer, who was honoured with the Strat Award at London, UK's Music Week Awards last night (April 24). He also posted the following message, which was read at the ceremony and explains the reasoning behind the Daft Punk-style photo:
When I first knocked on the door of his office at Sony, New York, you can imagine my surprise when a member of Daft Punk opened it. In silence he brought me in and indicated that I should take a seat on the comfy armchair to the right of the chairman's desk, around which he moved and took his place in the chairman's chair.
He removed the shiny helmet.
It was Rob.
"This," he said "is how far I will go for my artists." I found out that during the course of that day Rob had not only guested as an executive third Daft Punk member at a lunchtime gig at a club in Manhattan, but had also led a Dylanology symposium at Barneys clothing store, sung falsetto on a new London Grammar track and choreographed a touching interpretive dance number to One Direction's "They Don't Know About Us" for the cast of Glee.
Knowing him for the man he is, it came as no surprise that he had won tonight's most prestigious award, the Strat.
If you become the object of his enthusiasm an artist will find a genuine long-term support that is sadly missing in the recording industry.
When he asked me if I minded if he took a few Saturdays off from his duties as percussionist on my new album this year in order to catch the Luton Town football club fixtures, how could I refuse? It's the least I could offer to the man who with his own hands pulled my album to number one throughout the world.
Congrats for the Strat, Rob. You're a star.
David Bowie 2014
