David Bowie random trivia

25 June 2004 - Had an emergency angioplasty in Germany while on his current tour. The remaining tour was obviously cancelled. Took the pseudonym "David Bowie" to keep himself from being confused with "Davey Jones" of the Monkees. In 1968 while he was still a struggling artist, Bowie wrote some English lyrics to a French song titled "Comme d'Habitude" (As Usual). His version, "Even a Fool Learns to Love", never did get recorded. But when the French melody caught the attention of Paul Anka, he reworked the lyrics and the song became "My Way". Of course, when Frank Sinatra recorded "My Way" his way, it turned to gold.