Reizner, Lou, 94–95
Relf, Keith, 26, 47, 48
Renwick, Tim, 98, 103, 108, 110, 113, 138–139
Reznor, Trent, 367, 368
RG Jones Studio (Wimbledon), 50, 68
Richard, Cliff, 27
Richards, Keith, 16, 17, 19, 26, 32, 134, 203, 220, 301, 371
Richardson, Scott, 116, 163, 169, 177, 187, 192, 193, 194, 195, 198, 202, 218
Rivens, Graham, 47, 50, 58, 60, 61
Roberts, Chris, 367
Robinson, Lisa, 146, 147, 148, 149, 164, 173
Rock, Mick, 161, 169, 303, 358
rock ‘n’ roll, 3, 17–19, 24, 26, 32, 61, 91, 114, 152–153, 161, 293, 353
‘rock opera’, 151
the Rockettes, 181
Rodgers, Nile, 197, 314–317, 318, 355–356
Rodgers, Paul, 362
Rodriguez, Paul, 41, 42, 47
Roeg, Nicolas, 229–230, 232, 235, 238, 239–241, 245, 265, 285
Rolling Stone, 131, 144, 171, 195, 199, 237, 336
Rolling Stones, 30, 32, 46, 131, 134, 204, 205, 207, 232, 347; Exile on Main Street, 202; as influence on Diamond Dogs, 203, 204; Tattoo You tour (1981), 319; Steel Wheels tour (1989), 324
Ronno (Mick Ronson group), 120, 125, 139
Ronson, Mick, 111–114, 118–122, 125, 139; Top of the Pops (July 1972), 1, 2, 3, 162; Trevor Bolder and, 112, 141, 193, 198, 357; influence on DB’s music, 113, 114, 117, 120, 311, 358; DB delegates to, 119, 120, 194, 199, 315; musical arrangements, 119, 141–142, 165, 358; Ziggy shows and, 157, 158, 160, 164, 191, 192, 193; ‘guitar fellatio’ photograph, 161; US tours (1972–3), 170, 171, 172, 173–174, 175, 186–187; pay dissatisfaction (1973), 186–187; DB’s attitude towards, 187, 194, 204, 357–358; solo album deal (1973), 187, 193, 194, 198, 204, 323; Pin Ups and, 194–195; last sessions with DB, 197–198; marriage to Suzi Fussey, 207; influence on Brian May, 303; reunion with DB (1983), 323–324; plays on Black Tie White Noise, 356–357; illness and death, 354–355, 357–358;
Rook, Jean, 252
Ross, Diana, 219, 314
the Roundhouse, 36, 78, 87, 95, 113, 114, 144
Roxy Music, 162, 163, 164, 181, 193, 211, 261–262
Rugrats movie, 375
Rundgren, Todd, 269, 286
Runk (renamed Arnold Corns), 127, 128, 133, 208, 211
Ruta, Ken, 295–297, 298
Sakomoto, Ryuichi, 313, 319
Sales, Hunt, 269, 270, 271, 272, 285, 341–343, 345–346, 351–354
Sales, Soupy, 269, 342–343
Sales, Tony, 269, 271, 272, 285, 311, 341–342, 343, 345–346, 354
Samye Ling Tibetan Monastery (Scotland), 84
Satyricon (Fellini film), 173
Savage (record company), 356
Savage, John, 288
Schermerhorn, Eric, 7–8, 248, 340, 351, 352, 353–354
Schiele, Egon, 20, 77, 257
Schwab, Corinne ‘Coco’, 218, 227, 240, 249, 251, 255, 275, 292, 299, 334, 344, 376; management role, 204, 207, 237–238, 247, 254, 279, 287, 288, 378; Ava Cherry and, 207–208, 221; importance to DB of, 207–208, 284, 298, 301, 324, 390; Angie Bowie and, 221, 254, 284, 302; in Berlin, 266–267, 283, 284
Schwartz, Peter, 367
Scientology, Church of, 174–175, 180, 186, 193, 221, 363
Scott, Ken, 119, 140, 141, 142, 150, 152, 158, 165, 171, 180, 194, 197–198, 358
scout movement, 16, 19
Se7en (David Fincher film), 365
Secunda, Chelita, 114, 163
Sekers, Miki, 82
Seligman, Matthew, 330, 331, 332, 333
Sessler, Freddy, 220, 232–233, 237, 246
Sex Pistols, 270–271, 327, 334
sexual revolution (1960s), 41, 54–55
Shannon, Tommy, 312, 317, 320
Shaw, Greg, 195
Sigma Sound studio (Philadelphia), 214–217, 218, 242
Simms, Frank, 320, 321–322, 323, 324
Simms, George, 322, 323, 367
Simon, Paul, 152–153
Simon and Garfunkel, 99, 104
Simone, Nina, 238
Simpson, Kate, 104
The Simpsons (TV show), 342–343
Sinatra, Frank, 65, 67, 127, 211, 269, 307
Siouxsie Sioux, 253
Sischy, Ingrid, 362–363
Six-Five Special (TV programme), 18
Skene, Marion, 222, 254, 255, 263, 283, 300, 302
skiffle, 18
Slash (Saul Hudson), 234
‘Slaughter on Fifth Avenue’ (Richard Rodgers song), 187
Slaven, Neil, 70–71, 242–243
Slick, Earl, 210, 212, 222, 242, 245, 320–321, 324, 378
Small Faces, 53–54, 61, 62, 67
Smashing Pumpkins, 366, 370
Smith, Mike, 43–44
Smith, Robert, 370
The Smiths, 343, 357
Solly, Bob, 34, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46–47
Sombrero Club, 128–129, 144, 145, 155, 157
Sony, 382
Soul Train (TV programme), 3, 213, 215
Sounds, 133, 156, 160–161, 190, 192, 288, 292
Sounds Incorporated, 41
Spandau Ballet, 291
Sparta Music, 54, 57
The Spear of Destiny (Trevor Ravenscourt), 231
Speer, Albert, 229
Spinetti, Henry, 127, 128, 134
Star Club (Hamburg), 44, 46
Status Quo, 344
Steele, Tommy, 18, 68, 73
Steinberg, Irwin, 99, 143
Stevens, Cat, 80
Stevenson, Ray, 83–84, 85–86, 89, 92, 95, 100, 107, 110, 114
The Stooges, 132, 133, 152, 159, 164, 175–178, 188, 212, 219, 247, 248, 263–264, 390–391
Story of Pop magazine (BBC), 190
Strange, Steve, 156, 294–295
Suede, 357
Sugerman, Danny, 233, 234
Sundance Film Festival, 393
Sweet, 161, 172
T. Rex, 2, 78, 86, 98, 121, 124, 159, 278
Talking Heads, 271, 291
Talmy, Shel, 34, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51
Tangerine Dream, 256, 261, 285
Taylor, Denis, 47–48, 50, 52, 55, 56, 57–58, 60–61
Taylor, Elizabeth, 220, 354
Taylor, Roger, 157, 303–304
Taylor, Vince, 152, 153, 244
Temple, Julien, 327–328, 329–332, 334, 390
Terry, Sara, 339–340
Theatre of the Ridiculous, 144, 145
Thibault, Laurent, 253, 255, 257, 264
Thomas, Jeremy, 313, 314
Thompson, Tony, 317, 321
Three Tuns (Beckenham High Street), 92–93, 100, 114
Thunders, Johnny, 250, 270
Tibet, 79, 81, 84, 86, 155, 380
Top of the Pops (BBC programme), 1–3, 99, 162–163, 319
Townshend, Pete, 51, 58, 271
Trident Studios, 98, 107, 119, 140–143, 152–153, 159, 179, 197–198, 303
Turner, Ike, 216, 221
Turner, Simon, 196–197
Turner, Tina, 216, 326, 337
TV on the Radio, 388
U2 (band), 322, 338, 362
Underhill Studio (Greenwich), 2, 151, 286
Underwood, Birgit, 169, 170, 172
Underwood, George, 16–22, 49, 139, 169, 170, 172, 301, 394; punches DB in eye (1962), 23–25; George and the Dragons, 24, 25; in The Kon-Rads, 25, 26–27, 30; The Hooker Brothers, 31–32; The King Bees, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38; as Calvin James, 47; career as artist and illustrator, 86, 200, 394
Underworld (band), 360, 369, 370
United States of America: commercial damage of DB’s gay persona, 3, 156; release of edited ‘Space Oddity’, 99–100; promotional tour of (1971), 130–133; DB and Tony Defries aim to break, 144, 145, 146–150, 195–196, 197–198; trip to New York (September 1971), 145, 146–150; tours of (1972–3), 167, 168–179, 180–182, 185–187, 249;
empty seats and cancellations (1972), 171, 172, 176, 249; poor DB album sales (up to 1973), 188; DB in New York (1974–5), 208–211, 223–225, 228, 231, 232; tour of (1974), 211–213, 218–224; success of David Live album, 212; DB in LA (1975), 232–239, 241–245; DB in New York, 379–380, 382, 383, 385, 386, 396
Valentine, Penny, 75, 97, 125
Vandross, Luther, 214, 219, 222, 223
Vanilla, Cherry (Kathy Dorritie), 144, 169, 209, 230–231, 236
Vaughan, Stevie Ray, 312, 316–317, 319–320
Velvet Underground, 72, 73, 74, 81, 130–131, 132, 154, 173
Vernon, Mike, 69, 70–71, 72
Victory label, 352
Visconti, Tony, 78–80, 88, 89, 96–99, 111, 118–120, 125, 206; Marc Bolan and, 78, 85, 86, 107, 124, 125, 202, 280, 281; produces DB (to 1970), 79, 80, 96–99, 102, 104, 119–120; Ken Pitt and, 86, 107, 319; dislike of ‘Space Oddity’, 93, 96; personal life, 106, 124, 189, 225, 263, 276, 381; as bass guitarist, 112–113, 114, 119, 125, 380; on Mick Ronson, 113, 119, 120, 311; Ronno (band) and, 120, 125; ‘defection’ of, 122, 124, 125; mixes Diamond Dogs and David Live, 214; produces DB (1971–77), 215, 216, 223–224, 257–258, 259–265, 272–277, 282; Berlin and, 257–258, 264–265, 266–267, 272, 273, 275, 276, 307–308, 362; Eventide Harmoniser and, 259, 261; produces DB (from 1978–81), 289, 290, 294, 295, 307–308; rift with DB over Gillman biography, 329; produces DB (from 1998), 375, 379, 381–382, 383–384; on stage with DB (2001), 380
A Voyage Round My Father (John Mortimer play), 308
‘Waiting for the Man’ (Lou Reed song), 73, 130, 150, 175, 370
Wakeman, Rick, 97, 142, 150
Walker, Scott, 87, 225, 364–365, 376
Ward, Brian, 135, 154
Warhol, Andy, 3, 72, 120, 122, 142, 148, 151, 165, 298, 306, 358; Pork, 144–145, 176, 195, 199, 218, 226
Waters, Muddy, 17, 32, 170, 172, 320, 341
Watson, John, 41, 42, 44, 45
Watts, Michael, 155–157
Wayne, Mick, 97, 98, 103, 108, 110, 379
Welch, Chris, 75, 279, 280
The Who, 45, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 94
Willett, John, 305–307, 308–309
Williamson, James, 159, 175–176, 234–235, 391
Wills, Neville, 25, 27, 29
Wilson, Anya, 137–138, 153, 155
Wilson, Brian, 69
Wonder, Stevie, 52, 126, 137, 181, 238
Wood, Ron, 205, 207, 220
Woodmansey, Mick ‘Woody’, 1–2, 118–119, 125, 139, 145, 157, 159, 186, 191, 192–93; as Scientology convert, 174–175, 180, 193; pay dissatisfaction (1973), 186–187, 189; sacking of, 193, 195
Wooster, College of (Ohio), 378
Wozniak, Steve, 322
Wyper, Olav, 94, 99, 103–104, 116, 117–118, 122, 124
Yamamoto, Kansai, 165, 166, 178, 188, 211
The Yardbirds, 32, 48, 171–172, 175
Young, Neil, 39, 138
Young, Roy, 259, 260, 261, 262
The Young Gods, 367
Zanetta, Tony, 128, 157, 173, 176, 177, 186, 222, 223, 225–226, 302; on Defries, 126, 140, 147, 201, 218; plays Warhol in Pork, 144–145, 148; at MainMan, 147–148, 149, 150, 169, 188, 192, 204–205, 207, 217–219; introduces DB to Warhol, 148; on DB and drugs, 205, 209
Zoolander (Ben Stiller film), 379
Zysblat, Bill, 319, 347, 373, 374, 392
* This lovely phrase derives from leather tanners who would cure their hides in rivers. If they didn’t watch them closely, they’d float away and all their work and money would be lost.