Memorabilia and guitars collected by the man whose phone call to David Bowie in 1972 led to one of the greatest glam rock hits are to go under the hammer. Mott the Hoople memorabilia linked to Bowie goes under hammerGuitars, posters and stage costumes owned by the late Peter “Overend” Watts, bass player with iconic band Mott the Hoople for over 15 years, will be auctioned in Wiltshire next month. Watts, who died in 2017, was the man who phoned Bowie to ask for an audition while Mott the Hoople was in the process of breaking up. In response, Bowie, a Mott fan, urged the band to stay together and wrote the hit song All The Young Dudes for them. The Overend Watts collection – Peter’s stage name – includes an autographed photo of Mick Ronson, who played guitar with both Bowie and Mott the Hoople, vintage magazines, Mott the Hoople promotional material, vinyl records, diaries, Watts’s sketches of stage outfits and 70 guitars and basses.

Source: Irish Independent February 08, 2019 12:56 UTC