New documentary says broadcaster's talent judges not impressed with rocker's early effortsDavid Bowie performs at a concert in Vienna in 1996. (Reuters File Photo)LONDON: A new documentary about David Bowie reveals that judges at an early audition considered him “amateur sounding” and “devoid of personality”. Producers of the film David Bowie: Finding Fame trawled the BBC’s archives to unearth scathing written verdicts from a 1965 “talent selection group” at the broadcaster. The panel had reviewed a three-song audition by David Bowie and the Lower Third — one of many bands he featured in during his decade-long rise to fame in the 1960s. Bowie died in 2016 of cancer, two days after releasing his final album Blackstar on his 69th birthday.

Source: Bangkok Post February 01, 2019 13:41 UTC