stackyFACTSMusical genius is apparently just 90% alcohol and 10% competitive ego.
Musical genius is apparently just 90% alcohol and 10% competitive ego. David Bowie dropped by Queen's studio in Switzerland for a casual visit, which rapidly devolved into a 24-hour wine and cocaine-fueled marathon. The legendary bassline and vocal trade-offs were hashed out in a haze of absolute intoxication. None of them could fully remember writing it the next day, proving that sobriety is sometimes highly overrated.
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