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Unpretentious David Bowie loved a simple ham baguette on his rider according to Neil Tennant Entertainment
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Unpretentious David Bowie loved a simple ham baguette on his rider according to Neil Tennant

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The music icon was a man of simple tastes, apparently (Picture: Getty)

David Bowie had basic butties on his Brit Awards rider, a rather bemused Neil Tennant has revealed.

The Pet Shop Boys star, who featured on a re-make of Bowie’s Hallo Spaceboy in 1996, has recalled bumping into the late music legend backstage at the then-notoriously boozy bash.

At that precise moment in time, the Life on Mars hitmaker was chowing down on a ham baguette of all things.

‘Bowie was fun and weirdly not pretentious. I remember him backstage at the Brits eating a ham baguette.

‘You imagine him to have Indonesian sardines, but there he was with a ham baguette,’ the singer recalled.

Discussing the music icon further on an episode of Dermot O’Leary’s Reel Stories, set to air on BBC2 on May 20, he added: ‘I loved Bowie. We went to see him at Newcastle City Hall (in the Seventies).

Bowie, who died in 2016, was described by Neil as ‘fun and weirdly not pretentious’ (Picture: Getty)

The Pet Shop Boys singer said the music icon was a ‘big influence’ on him too (Picture: Getty)

‘I have still got his autograph… That was a big influence.’

Neil’s fond Bowie tale comes hot on the heels of Moby recently admitting that he wanted to fall on the floor and worship the music icon when they played his 1997 classic Heroes in his living room.

The dance hitmaker, 57, became such good friends with the singer before his death aged 69 from liver cancer on in 2016 that they went on holidays together, but Moby admitted he ended up feeling like Mike Myers’ character in Wayne’s World when he met his hero Alice Cooper in the film.

He told Metro: ‘He was my favourite musician of all time. I used to work just long enough to save money to buy his albums.

Moby recently admitted how hard it was to keep it together when working with one of his idols in Bowie (Picture: KMazur/WireImage)

‘When we became friends, ostensibly we were peers, but then again very ostensibly because he was David Bowie – and I was not.

‘But we were neighbours, we went on tour together, we had holidays together. I tried to keep it together but the entire time we were working on music together, like when we played Heroes on acoustic guitar together in my living room, I wanted to fall on the floor like Mike Myers in Wayne’s World does when he meets Alice Cooper.’

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An extensive archive of Bowie’s life, work and legacy is set to go on display to the public for the first time in 2025.

Fans of the Ziggy Stardust icon, who died in 2016, will be able to view more than 80,000 items that span six decades of his career after they were acquired by London’s Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A).

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Procol Harum lyricist Keith Reid dies ‘suddenly’ aged 76 following cancer battle Entertainment
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Procol Harum lyricist Keith Reid dies ‘suddenly’ aged 76 following cancer battle

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The band confirmed Keith’s dead was ‘sudden’ (Picture: Getty/Rex)

Procol Harum lyricist Keith Reid has died aged 76, after undergoing treatment for cancer.

The band confirmed Keith’s death in an emotional post on Wednesday, saying he had died ‘suddenly’.

The A Whiter Shade of Pale hitmakers wrote: ‘It is with the deepest sadness that we must announce the passing of the lyricist Keith Reid, who died suddenly on 23 March 2023, in hospital in London.

‘He had been receiving cancer treatment for the past couple of years.

‘Keith was the co-founder and lyricist for the band Procol Harum, notably penning their biggest hit A Whiter Shade of Pale, which contains some of the most enigmatic lyrics of all time. 

‘He always said that, at the end of his life, he would explain what it all meant: but sadly he didn’t get this opportunity.

‘Keith was also involved in numerous other projects within entertainment, and was a co-writer on what became known as the unofficial Australian anthem You’re the Voice, sung by John Farnham.

‘His family would like to thank numerous well-wishers for their very kind messages. A private funeral will be held, and this page will be updated soon with details for those who would like to make a donation in his memory.

‘Keith will be greatly missed.’

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