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common with Bowie. When Pitt left the studio a few
minutes later, no one else seemed to register he’d
gone.
A second visitor was, initially at least, more
welcome. It was at Tony Visconti’s suggestion that
Marc Bolan dropped in to play lead guitar on ‘The
Prettiest Star’; and while mutual friends at the time
remember Marc being brotherly to David, on this,
their only official joint recording, their rivalry soured
the atmosphere. ‘He came in and it was daggers,’
remembers Visconti. ‘Everyone’s having a good
time, then Marc comes in and the atmosphere
chilled up.’
Visconti had spent a good few days vibing up
Marc, who was enthusiastic about showing off his
newly acquired electric guitar skills and had carefully
prepared his guitar melody. David, too, was upbeat,
complimenting Marc effusively, when June Bolan
suddenly broke into a tantrum, bitching, ‘The only
good thing about this record is Marc’s guitar.’ Marc
hurriedly packed up his Fender Strat, and the pair
left without another word.
The squabble highlighted the tension that would
always exist in the relationship between David
Bowie and Marc Bolan. Marc had always enjoyed
talking up David, but having predicted ‘Space
Oddity’ would be a hit, Marc seemed irritated to be
proven right. This was a clear illustration of how the
teenage ‘arrogance’ that Les Conn remembers
derived from different causes. David was generally
happy when his friends did well; Marc wasn’t. What
was confidence in Bowie equated to bravado in