David Bowie’s Response To First American Fan Letter Revealed

David Bowie’s response to his first piece of fan mail from America, which dates back to 1967, has resurfaced. The letter, which is part of a new book compiled by Shaun Usher, called Letters of Note: An Eclectic Collection of Correspondence, Volume 2, finds Bowie responding to 14-year-old fan Sandra Dodd from New Mexico before he’d even visited America.More »

By on October 13, 2016

David Bowie’s response to his first piece of fan mail from America, which dates back to 1967, has resurfaced. The letter, which is part of a new book compiled by Shaun Usher, called Letters of Note: An Eclectic Collection of Correspondence, Volume 2, finds Bowie responding to 14-year-old fan Sandra Dodd from New Mexico before he’d even visited America. The typewritten letter even comes complete with self-aware typos. “In answer to your questions, my real name is David Jones and I don’t have to tell you why I changed it,” Bowie writes in the letter. ‘Nobody’s going to make a monkey out of you’ said my manager. My birthday is January 8th and I guess I’m 5’10”. There is a Fan Club here in England, but if things go well in the States then we’ll have one there I suppose. It’s a little early to even think about it. “I hope one day to get to America. My manager tells me lots about it as he has been there many times with other acts he manages.” Copyright(c) 2016 RTTNews.com. All Rights ReservedLess «