That was one show. We playing to about 8,000 people, and I'm just a kid. I'm 24 years old. The
Electric album has just come out. We're up there doing our thing, and this audience is so
evidently not into us. I wouldn't be either. Just typical me at that time, I'm climbing over
things, and I just drop my drawers and flash my ass at the audience. And he's standing there,
watching beside the stage, laughing. Just doubled over laughing. And I was like, whoa, I'm being
checked out! Afterwards, our assistant came and took me to the dressing room to spend time with
him. He was just so incredibly present and inquisitive. I was talking to David. I wasn’t talking
to any of his iconic characters. I was talking to a person who was speaking to me as a person.
That actually was the first artist I'd met of that stature who was actually interested in what my
thoughts and feelings and ideas were. So we had this beautiful conversation. After about an hour,
his road manager came to tell him 15 minutes, and he was like, "I'm talking right now." I’ll never
forget that.
Ian Astbury
Wild Flower
Peace Dog
Rain
Memphis Hip Shake
Lil' Devil
I Wanna Be Your Dog
King Contrary Man
She Sells Sanctuary
The Phoenix
Love Removal Machine
Born To Be Wild