[dirtyaura]

The interview is gold. (I shared it earlier but it didn't garner enough attention https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10883028)

He perfectly summarized the relationship between the art and the internet: "That gray space in the middle (between the artist and the audience) is what the 21st century is about"

Also it is fascinating how certain he was that new mediums will emerge and how different they will be from what we knew back then. When we were pioneering current style of social media with Jaiku back in 2006, many smart people failed to understood how powerful social broadcast media could be. But Bowie was already in 2000 understanding the power of it.

[wodenokoto]

Did he bank on it in any way? I've never noticed Bowie doing anything particular social media, youtube exclusive, pay what you want or other similar new media age kind of things.

As far as I know, he did news paper and TV intervews, released albums, played live shows and acted in movies. Doesn't seem very "social broadcast media" to me.

[Arnt]

Bank on it... in a way, yes. He sold the rights to his albums. People gave him ready money in exchange for the future income from his albums.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebrity_bond

[jobu]

Given his interest in technology it's a bit surprising to me that he didn't get involved much in social media or YouTube.

As for banking on it, he hasn't had to worry about money for a very long time - he's been one of the richest artists/musicians in the world for at least the last two decades.

[k-mcgrady]

I read yesterday he started his own ISP (BowieNet I think).

[petemill]

Hats what this article is about...