3 September 1980

Good Morning America ABC TV interview with Bowie broadcast live at 7.30am, discussing the play and the new LP, Scary Monsters.

Q. An awful lot of performers talk about how difficult it is to deal with what the public sees them as, and do you think you're alike, do you have a problem with that because you've been so many different people?

DB: Not really because I don't circulate in places where there's much public…

Q. You're a private person?

DB: It's not that as much as that I prefer travelling than sticking in cities where you're sort of immersed in the rock 'n' roll circus. So I end up in Africa or Germany or Japan… Mombasa, Berlin and Kyoto are my main ports of call.

Q. Opening night, do you get jitters, I mean, I'm wondering about the play, but even in your concerts, are you a little nervous before you go on?

DB: Yes. I don't like riding in on a concert in too relaxed a state.

Q. You like to have the adrenalin flowing then?

DB: Yes, very much so.

Q. How about Elephant Man, did you have many jitters opening night?

DB: Yes, I was petrified. I didn't know what was going to happen, but once I got on stage, the supporting cast were just truly wonderful.