"…David sits on the floor and avoids eye contact with John, sketching on a notepad instead. I take this as a cue to begin to ask John Lennon at least 100 questions I always wanted to ask a Beatle, like, “What is that guitar chord at the beginning of “A Hard Day’s Night?” He told me and we chatted away for hours… David continued to sketch. Finally John said, “Let’s see what you’re drawing.” They were portraits of John. John sat on the floor, picked up another pad and began sketching David. They finally broke the ice."

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Tony Visconti’s recollections of the Young Americans sessions. (bowiegoldenyears.com)

This is fucking perfect

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