David Bowie fans demand more from 60 Minutes
When 60 Minutes announced it would feature unaired excerpts from the never-completed profile of David Bowie on Sunday night, fans tuned in.
Some did so grudgingly:
I have to sit through 47 minutes of 6o minutes to see #DavidBowie interviews. Better be worth it. @60Minutes
— tweetybird (@TweetyDahine) January 25, 2016
When the Starman finally appeared at the end of the broadcast, viewers were moved by some of the things he said:
Watching David Bowie talking about getting old on 60 Minutes and trying not to cry.
— Gena Hymowech (@genah) January 25, 2016
Lovely interview clips w/ David Bowie @60minutes @CBS. Love his sense of humor & gratitude for family & his music. https://t.co/q3t5OeNVBQ
— Jan (@janandwhitney) January 25, 2016
Just watched #60Minutes on #DavidBowie! I still can't believe our beloved #starman is gone! He was gorgeous till the end.
— Roya Massih (@southofcloud9) January 25, 2016
But many of the fans who tuned in were turned off once they realized the tribute was only three minutes long:
@JeffFager @60Minutes Those few minutes were special. Would dearly love to see a longer feature on #DavidBowie
— iamlinda ∞ (@pica2pixel) January 25, 2016
.@60Minutes super grumpy that I watched that whole episode, to only see the unaired David Bowie interviews just get 3 minutes at the end.
— A Portrait in Flesh (@cmn819) January 25, 2016
@60Minutes Why not turn the #DavidBowie clips into a full segnent? That was not a proper tribute at all.
— Paula Gerardi (@paulasbliss) January 25, 2016
Luckily there's more where that came from and it's on 60 Minutes Overtime. Listen to David Bowie talk about songwriting, his first time in a recording studio, and the enduring magic of "Ziggy Stardust":
Music was his passion. It comes through and through in these clips. Ohh...to find your passion early in life and be able to live it...He was a lucky, lucky man..
Posted by Gail Thomas on Monday, January 11, 2016