The eight part podcast – ‘Music Uncovered, David Bowie: Changeling’ – will explore the late artist in the period from 1970-1975.
Moss said: “David Bowie was a very special person. Someone who was much more than a friend – he was an enigma.
“So, when the chance came to dive into this extraordinary five-year chapter of Bowie’s life for 6 Music and BBC Sounds, hearing from those who joined him on his creative journey and those he continues to inspire, I was excited to help share the story of such an incredible transformation. This podcast is a real celebration of my friend, a true British icon.”
Available on BBC Sounds from 6am on Wednesday, September 10 and broadcast on 6 Music on Monday, September 22 (12-2am), the podcast will feature rare and unheard archive interviews with Bowie – including an exclusive interview from 2001 with podcast creator Des Shaw, and recently unearthed audio from the BBC Archive.
Showing her appreciation for 1960s and 1970s rock, Moss discussed David Bowie’s ‘Life On Mars’, describing what initially drew her to this hit track by the beloved Starman. In her own words: “When Mario [Sorrenti] was printing pictures, I would listen to ‘Life On Mars’ and dance around the studio and think that in my fantasy that the song was about me. The girl with the mousy blonde hair, whose mummy is yelling no, and her daddy is telling her to go. That was like the soundtrack to my childhood at the time.”
‘Life on Mars’ is often hailed as one of Bowie’s finest works, standing out on Hunky Dory like a surreal declaration from his upcoming persona, Ziggy Stardust. Reportedly crafted as a semi-parody of Frank Sinatra’s 1969 song ‘My Way’, a track emblematic of the self-determination ingrained in the American psyche, ‘Life on Mars’ holds up a mirror to this mentality.
Elsewhere in Moss’ list of favourites, she opts for The Velvet Underground’s timeless classic, ‘Oh! Sweet Nuthin”, expressing her admiration for the band. “I love The Velvet Underground. Them hanging out at CBGB’s with Iggy Pop, that picture of Iggy and Lou and David, I’ve had in a frame for a long time since I was a kid. ‘Oh! Sweet Nuthin” has got my best friend’s name in it. Jimmy B, Jimmy Brown, and I played it every day during the pandemic for some reason. It uplifted me.”
Many of Moss’ favourites are evidently ones that left an impact on her in her younger years, from the familiar chords of ‘My Sweet Lord’ by George Harrison to The Rolling Stones’ ‘Sympathy For The Devil’.
Last year, David Bowie daughter, Lexi, sings 'Life on Mars?' and 'Starman' in a Instagram live. video
The girl, daughter of the White Duke and Iman, remembered her father with a few verses of the two songs
A video was on YouTube in which the young Alexandria Zahra Jones called Lexi, daughter of David Bowie and Iman, during a live broadcast on Instagram sings a few verses of two immense classics of her father's career: Starman and Life On Mars.
