![]() We reprinted the full unedited version of it on at the time and we’ll leave you with some of the relevant bits. Kraftwerk immortalised the Düsseldorf meeting on the title track of the band’s 1977 album, Trans-Europe Express (see today’s lyric quotation), even including a shot of David and Iggy in the original German language video for the single.ĭavid returned the compliment later the same year on the "Heroes" album, when he paid Florian the ultimate tribute by using his name for the title of V-2 Schneider.īowie also spoke in some depth about Kraftwerk in an UNCUT interview several years back. His whole cold emotion/warm emotion, I responded to that. He said, “What a wonderful car”, and I said, “Yes, it used to belong to some Iranian prince, and he was assassinated and the car went on the market, and I got it for the tour.” And Florian said, “Ja, car always lasts longer.” With him it all has that edge. ![]() When I came over to Europe – cause it was the first tour I ever did of Europe (1976), the last time – I got myself a Mercedes to drive myself around in, cause I still wasn’t flying at that time, and Florian saw it. A bit like Gilbert and George, actually, God, whatever happened to those two? I used to really like them. When I go to Düsseldorf they take me to cake shops, and we have huge pastries. “I like them as people very much, Florian in particular. In 1978 Bowie recalled the meeting in an interview: He was travelling by Mercedes, listening to nothing but Autobahn all the time.” (Keep reading for David's comment on the accuracy of the latter observation.) We met him when he played Düsseldorf (April 8th 1976) on one of his first European tours. Bowie used to tell everyone that we were his favourite group, and in the mid-'70s the rock press used to hang on every word from his mouth. “That was very important for us, because it linked what we were doing with the rock mainstream. In a Kraftwerk feature for MOJO magazine Ralf Hütter responded to the question: “How important was David Bowie's infatuation with you?”, thus: He is pictured bottom left in our montage at Düsseldorf Hbf station with the rest of the band. Schneider formed Kraftwerk with Ralf Hütter in 1970, and remained a member until his departure in 2008. A spokesperson said he “passed away from a short cancer disease just a few days after his 73rd birthday”, his birthday being 7th April. You've no doubt heard the sad news regarding the passing of Kraftwerk founder, Florian Schneider, aged 73. “From station to station, back to Düsseldorf City, Meet Iggy Pop and David Bowie”
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