David Bowie and Ian Hunter were meant to be collaborators - but not friends.
Bowie played a massive role in Mott the Hoople's fruitful career as he gave the band his song, "All the Young Dudes." The legendary musician did the move after hearing that the band members were thinking of splitting due to a lack of success.
As a fan, Bowie helped them get back up through the song in the 1970s.
Despite that, Bowie never really became friends with the band's frontman.
Why David Bowie, Ian Hunter Never Became Close Outside Music Industry
Hunter took his time to revisit the moment and the time his band finally started to savor success.
In a new interview with Classic Rock, the vocalist shared why he never thought of becoming friends with the veteran singer.
"David was great all the time I knew him, but he wasn't a guy I would have hung out with. Nothing personal," he said. "We got on fine in the studio. I went out with him a couple of times, but I don't make mates easy. I never did."
Hunter noted that he only makes friends if it is for life. For his relationship with Bowie, he compared it to meeting people "along the way."
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He applauded Bowie for being extremely ambitious, adding that he was never - and will never be - as determined as him.
In comparison, Hunter wanted to play music because it "excited him." Bowie, on the other hand, dedicated most of his life to it.
Despite that, the Mott the Hoople frontman said he has nothing but praise for him for being generous to the band.
Freddie Mercury Also Knew David Bowie's Attitude
Apart from Hunter, the late Queen frontman also experienced Bowie's working attitude firsthand.
Freddie Mercury's PA and close friend Peter Freestone told Express Online that the two musicians had a serious fight while working on a record. They reportedly knew each other when they were still in Montreux, Switzerland, before Queen became a big name in the music industry.
The Queen members were also aware of Bowie's controlling behavior when he was working, and it once infuriated Mercury that he ended up calling his collaborator an a**hole.
The feud led the late frontman to remove Bowie's backing vocals in one of their supposed songs.
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