00:01Think of the legends that come from the night sky, you know, a starman.
00:06David was always looking for the new thing.
00:09He was always experimenting.
00:12A caterpillar has to come out of its cocoon in order to become a butterfly.
00:20In the 80s, after Let's Dance, David was running a little bit out of gas.
00:24They wanted David to do Let's Dance 2, and he wanted to be different.
00:31The moment you start experimenting, people are going to lose interest, people are going to get mad at you.
00:36But you don't know that in advance, you just do your best.
00:39The poor reception of Tin Machines would have been very bruising for him.
00:44EMI terminated his contract.
00:47Having a knockback like that, when you've had enormous success, would take a pickaxe to your identity.
00:55Bowie had emerged into a new millennium.
00:59That was the turning point after 10 years of wilderness.
01:02And it was just perfect.
01:06In a way, Bowie was our Elvis. That's exactly who he was to us.
01:10Definitely was a cultural prophet.
01:13What would you do if you knew you only had X amount of time?
01:16He wanted to make the best album of his life.
01:18But even black stars will eventually lose their energy.
01:25He became a star mate. He became the ultimate time traveler.
01:48The way off Too far is different, his wisdom will continue.
01:54People believe he aims to understand Stalin and him Colombian.
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