Interview -- Woody Woodmansey (David Bowie, Spiders From Mars)
"Ziggy played guitar jamming good with Weird and Gilly... and the Spiders from Mars." ~ David Bowie ~ Woody Woodmansey was in Yorkshire when he received a call that would change his life forever. David Bowie needed a new drummer and wanted him to come to London and join his band. Guitarist Mick Ronson had already joined up with David and bassist Trevor Bolder was soon to follow. And the rest, as they say, is rock-n-roll history. From 1970 to 1973, Woody recorded four albums with Bowie. "The Man Who Sold The World," "Hunky Dory," “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars," and "Aladdin Sane." Arguably, the best and most important period of music in Bowie's long-storied career. This was the glam-flam era. It was the pinnacle of rock-n-roll decadence and outrageous depravity. And fans loved every minute of it. With the opening track, ushered in by Woody Woodmansey's ...