David Bowie (February 1976) Now I’m a Business Man – Melody Maker Cover & Two-Page Feature

Publication: Melody Maker

Date: February 1976

Writer: Melody Maker Staff (Photography by Terry O’Neill)

A Melody Maker cover story and two‑page feature examining David Bowie’s expanding film ambitions, political provocations, and plans for a major European tour in 1976.

The article captures Bowie at a pivotal transitional moment — promoting The Man Who Fell to Earth, considering a major role in The Eagle Has Landed, planning his first full European tour in nearly three years, and declaring ambitions that ranged from filmmaking to politics, including the provocative statement: “I want to be Prime Minister of England one day.”