Bottoms up for the rock stars! Check out the hat on Clash bass player Paul Simonon as he enjoys a beer and a chat with the legendary David Bowie, in stylish New York in the early 1980s. This was a vital time for Simonon's band, as they fought to break through into the difficult and lucrative US market. We can't say for sure, but we'd like to believe that in this picture he's asking for advice from someone who's been, seen and done it all.
Bowie had already comfortably reached legendary status even by this point, having brought character performance into rock and roll more than anyone before him, fusing music and drama together to create a legacy that defined an era, his influence spreading for years both before and after this picture was taken. He remains in death as in life - the King of Style.