Bowie cuts it up with Burroughs
In 1974, Bowie read Nova Express by William S. Burroughs, met with Burroughs (Beat Godfather Meets Glitter Mainman, Rolling Stone, February 28, 1974), and was influenced by Burrough’s “cut up” writing technique.
Bowie employed the cut up method to write the lyrics for “Blackout,” which appears on the 1977 album Heroes:
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