Kate Moss has revealed that the last message she sent to David Bowie before his death was a video of her singing Mr Bojangles for his birthday.
Supermodel Moss, who has recorded a BBC Radio 6 Music podcast about the Ziggy Stardust singer, first met Bowie at a photoshoot with photographer Ellen von Unwerth for the cover of Q magazine in 2003.
“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.”
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.
first met Bowie at a photoshoot with photographer Ellen von Unwerth for the cover of Q magazine in 2003. (the Standard reports)
Discussing the last communication she had with him before his death, she told Nick Grimshaw’s BBC Radio 6 Music breakfast show: “The last message I sent him was his birthday message and I sent him a film of me with a big piece of paper saying ‘Happy Birthday DB’ and I sat on a stool, and I sang Mr Bojangles, and I sent it to him.
“It was delivered, and then I was going to bed and [he] died.
“It was awful and I spoke to Noel Gallagher actually, he was the first person I called. I was like ‘Noel’, he went ‘I know’.
“It was just horrific. It was just so weird, and I was determined to make this film for his birthday, and I left everybody. They were at a party and I went home and somebody filmed it – and so that’s my last memory.”
Reflecting on her first meeting with Bowie, at the famous photoshoot in which a seemingly-nude Moss stands behind a suited Bowie with her leg wrapped round his waist, the model said: “Q had asked me to interview him, and I couldn’t say no because it was a cover and a shoot and I got to meet him.
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“So we did the shoot and afterwards I was so buzzing, I didn’t sleep, and the next day I had to do the interview, and he knew that I hadn’t slept.
“He wouldn’t let me smoke. He kept me there for four hours. He tortured me, basically.
“And his manager kept coming in saying ‘David, I think you’ve given her enough time now’, and he was like ‘Oh no, I just want to talk about Inchworm’. And that’s how Ashes To Ashes came about.
“I was desperate to leave. I was desperate. I loved him so much, but I couldn’t wait to get out.”
Despite this, the pair become friends, and Moss said: “He used to like phone me on my birthday every year. I’d get that call and then I’d be like ‘okay I don’t need any presents’.
