The Marquee Club in Londonâs Soho had been the W1 hub of rock since the mid-1960s. Here, in its small, dark interior, The Yardbirds, the Stones and The Who had played and won, leaving smashed Rickenbackers and broken hearts in their wake. Now, in October 1973, Bowieâs manager, the cigar-chomping Tony Defries, had decided to lever his artistâs talent into US fame by filming a show at the venue for the NBC television network. Ziggy was about to roll away the stone and perform one final time in what was to be called âThe 1980 Floor Showâ. As Bowie tucked himself into one of the dayâs outrageous Kansai Yamamoto outfits, and Marianne Faithfull and Mick Ronson smoked and flirted backstage, I stood outside in the street, pushed against the wall by the weather and patrolling bouncers, waiting in a feverish queue of Bowie fanatics.