David Bowie producer Tony Visconti has taken to Twitter to correct a story run in Pitchfork today saying that David Bowie will never tour again.
“I never said Bowie would never perform live again. Pitchfork made that up. He won’t tour for this album — that’s all I said,” Tony tweeted.
Numerous reports have done the rounds since the original comment was posted by Pitchfork, especially in the UK via NME and then The Independent.
Tony spoke to the BBC and gave more information on why the song ‘Where Are We Now’ was chosen as the introduction to the album ‘The Next Day’. “I think it’s a very reflective track for David. He certainly is looking back on her Berlin period and it evokes this feeling that he has,” he said. “Its very melancholy I think. Its maybe the only track on the album that goes this much inward for him. Its quite a rock album, the rest of the songs. I thought to myself why is David coming out with this very slow, albeit beautiful ballad. Why is he doing this? He should come out with a bang but he is a master of his own life. I think this is a very wise move to link up the past with the future. I think the next thing you hear from him is going to be quite different”.
When the album is released in March, Visconti says fans will not be disappointed. “I have been listening to this walking through the streets of New York for the past two years and I have not tired of a single song,” he said. “I think the material on this album is extremely strong and beautiful and if people are looking for classic Bowie they will find that on this album. If they are looking for innovative Bowie, some new directions, they are going to find that on this album too”.
Earlier today, Visconti also spoke with Shirley Halperin from The Hollywood Reporter about the record. He said the sessions were so secret he didn’t even tell his children he was working on a new Bowie record.
‘The Next Day’ will be released on March 12 in the USA and March 11 for the rest of the world.
