George Galloway interviews Clifford Slapper
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On RT on Saturday about David Bowie. The 10 minute or so interview begins 12 minutes 30 seconds in. It's about Bowie's music and influence on cultural attitudes. One thing it does show is that Clifford would have been an excellent candidate for us for Mayor of London, as he would have been had we considered we had the resources to mount a credible campaign. But Clifford will be writing a piece on Bowie for next month's Standard. Who better to do it?
https://www.rt.com/shows/sputnik/329170-eu-independende-referendum-demise/#t=12m30s
A riveting interview…(Can't fool me Clifford…i wore the same black star badge when i was an anarchist ).I also noted Clifford's brief exposition of the materialist conception of history at 23.28..always an opportunity to expound socialism.Not sure how these things go but i wonder if Clifford talked about politics with George in the Green Room and discussed socialism? I think i mentioned on another thread that i changed my mind and find GG a good communicator, entertaining and informative and with his phone-in shows, demonstrated he is the last breed of soap-box orator in the sense of putting down hecklers and opposition.
ALB wrote:One thing it does show is that Clifford would have been an excellent candidate for us for Mayor of London, as he would have been had we considered we had the resources to mount a credible campaign.I agree. Pity we couldn't stand. Would have been good publicity
Interesting.The day after Bowie died I went to have my hair cut and my barber, in his early 70s so not much older than Bowie, said (and I paraphrase), 'What's all this fuss about David Bowie? I've never heard of him'. Then Barry Manilow came on the radio and he said, 'Now that's what I call music'.I was never a big Bowie fan actually (only really know the greatest hits, and only then because one of my daughters (!) bought the CD), but in the few interviews I saw he did come across as very articulate and intelligent.Did he have anything to say about socialism? Guess I'll find out next month.He certainly attracted a lot of hero worship and adulation. What are we to make of the outpourings of grief at his death? Some social media commentators who dared to suggest they were over the top became the subjects of the now almost standard vitriolic remarks, death wishes etc.
Actually, Bowie had nothing to say about socialism. His last political statement was to call for a No vote in the Scottish referendum in 2014 but on British nationalist rather than anti-nationalism in general grounds. I don't think much of him myself (all that bawling and prancing!) but he does seem to have had a cultural influence on attitudes to dress and sexuality. So, worth at least a passing comment and we happen to have someone who can do it.
There are some unsavoury quotes attributed to him re Hitler and fascism but he apologised and said he was in a bad place, drugs etc at the time.Clifford explains in the video and will no doubt explain it in his write-upWhether you like Bowie or not, he was an extremely talented and creative individual. I liked a lot of his stuff.
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