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The filming was interrupted at one point by an old man walking his dog, looking for driftwood. [David] Mallet asked him if he wouldn’t mind moving, and pointed out Bowie sitting outside the catering van. ‘Do you know who this is’ he asked? Sharp as a tack, the old man responded with, ‘Of course I do. It’s some cunt in a clown suit.’ Sometime later, Bowie remembered, ‘That was a huge moment for me. It put me back in my place and made me realise, “Yes, I’m just a cunt in a clown suit.”’ [Fra innspillingen av «Ashes to Ashes»-videoen.]