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Bowie Saved Hamilton’s Life | Music News
David Bowie’s 1999 call to Helmet’s Page Hamilton wasn’t just a musical handoff—it was a lifeline. After guitarist Reeves Gabrels left, Bowie reached out to Hamilton, who’d never met him but knew his work. Hamilton, drowning in party life and personal chaos, spent 16 hours a day mastering 30 Bowie songs—just to join the Hours tour. Bowie, himself in turmoil after a divorce and living on a couch, didn’t realize how much Hamilton needed this moment. What unfolded was more than a gig: it was redemption. Hamilton credits Bowie with pulling him from the brink, even calling it a near-life-saving…
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