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Anthony Defries (born 3 September 1943) is a British former music manager and impresario. He managed David Bowie 's career during his elevation to global stardom, [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] but later fell out with him in a contract dispute.
Oct 14, 2023 · Encouraged by his wife, Angie, and manager, Tony Defries, Bowie developed the idea of the “ultimate pop idol” by combining his underground heroes Lou Reed and Iggy Pop with cult British rock’n’roller Vince Taylor…
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Jan 13, 2016 · Concurrently, Bowie used some of the proceeds from that $55 million sale to buy out his (now former) manager Tony Defries’ share in his RCA masters.
Jun 18, 2023 · The rhythm section confronted Tony Defries, Bowie's manager: “We demanded a rise," said Bolder, "or we were going home on the next plane.” Ronson smoothed things and the US tour went ahead but Bowie was not pleased.
Jan 15, 2016 · David Bowie learned about the music business the hard way: from a notoriously bad contract with early manager Tony Defries that reportedly gave him half of the singer’s earnings.
Jan 19, 2016 · David Bowie learned about the music business the hard way — from a notoriously bad deal with early manager Tony Defries that reportedly gave him half the singer’s earnings.
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Nov 25, 2023 · Somehow, Bowie’s former manager Tony DeFries, who still had a 16 per cent stake in Bowie’s output until 1982, heard a copy of the album and, because it ‘didn’t sound like a David Bowie record’ decided to protect his ‘investment’ by lobbying contacts at RCA to block its release.
