David Bowie kept original Picasso and Matisse artwork in his car, says Glen Matlock
nme.comGlen Matlock has recalled how David Bowie kept original artworks by Picasso and Matisse in his car. Watch our exclusive taster clip from Never Mind The Buzzcocks above.The Sex Pistols icon and Blondie bassist shared the anecdote during a new episode of the UK music quiz show, which is set to air tonight (October 16).Appearing on the panel alongside fellow rock icon Courtney Love, and comedians including Joel Dommett and Noel Fielding, Matlock went on to recall how he ended up in Bowie’s car after a performance in New York City.“With Iggy Pop, we played an extra club gig in New York and David Bowie came,” he began. “He’s got the same car as in [1976 film] The Man Who Fell To Earth, right.
We all bundled in that, going down Madison Avenue, and I’m sitting on David Bowie’s knee because there’s nowhere to sit.”Matlock continued: “There’s supposed to be two vanity mirrors, and he hasn’t got a vanity mirror – he’s got a little painting.
So I went, ‘Hang on a second, that’s a Picasso isn’t it?’ And he went ‘Yeah, it is’.“Then I looked [to the other side] and went, ‘Hang on, that’s a Matisse!’ In his car… and he said, ‘Yeah’.
I said, ‘Well you’re a flash ******’ and he went, ‘Yeah, I guess I am’.” The panellists then broke out in laughter at the story.The new series of …Buzzcocks launches tonight (Wednesday October 16) at 9pm BST on Sky Max and NOW.The appearance on Never Mind The Buzzcocks comes as Matlock recently teamed up with his Sex Pistols bandmates Paul Cook and Steve Jones to play ‘Never Mind The Bollocks’ in its entirety alongside Frank Carter.The gigs were initially announced to raise funds for Bush Hall in Shepherd’s Bush, West London.
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