Matthew Collings on his heady days with David Bowie

In April 1997 I had a book published by a new company formed by David Bowie called 21. The launch was at a club in New Burlington Street. I was in the middle of filming a TV series called This Is Modern Art. Because he was the glamorous host of the launch it was full of conventional-style press photographers and press and media people. It was the first time I met him. When we were introduced he said: “I’ve read everything you’ve written.” I couldn’t understand what