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Peter Frampton Has A Story About Being Saved By David Bowie

by Music-News.com on April 27, 2020

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Peter Frampton says David Bowie once saved his life.

Frampton played on Bowie’s 1987 ‘Glass Spider’ world tour – for which Frampton played guitar – David noticed smoke coming out of a vent from their private plane just before take-off and he carried Peter off the plane to safety.

He told The Sunday Mirror newspaper: “On that tour we had private planes, and on one flight smoke started coming out of the vents.

“Dave stands up and goes, ‘Smoke! Smoke!’ So the pilot stops and the flight attendant pulls the back stairway down.

“I’m in my seat and Dave literally lifts me out of my seat and carries me down the chute. I’ll never forget that.

“He could have run out, but he wanted to make sure I was OK. That was the kind of guy he was with me, and in general. He was a lovely man.”

Peter and David first met at school in Bromley, South East London, when they were just teenagers and Peter praised his pal for choosing him as a touring musician for him after he fell on hard times.

Writing in his upcoming memoir, he said: “David saw I’d become this fallen pop idol. So what could he do for me? Take me around the world and reintroduce me as a musician.”

David passed away in 2016 at the age of 69 after a secret battle with cancer and Peter paid a touching tribute to him at the time.

He said: “I am in shock hearing this news about David. He was a dear friend and mentor to me. He gave me help when I most needed it. My thoughts are with his wife and children on this very sad day.”

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