getmejones:

“David as he had never been seen before 1983, clowning around backstage, simply being himself.

“The make-up artist’s daughter had celebrated her birthday – and David, in his pre-show dressing grown, grabbed the balloons for a quick silly picture.

"It illustrates how at ease he felt with me photographing him, and also his love of laughing and his ability to laugh at himself. When I first met him, I was very surprised at how far removed he was from the ice-cool persona of the Thin White Duke from his previous tour, in 1978.” – Denis O’REGAN