John McEnroe was a flag-bearer of American tennis alongside Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi. Of course, there are players such as Nadal and Federer who have broken their many records. But they still stand strong as the ones who took the sport to new heights.

Having known the struggles involved in achieving legendary status in the field, McEnroe once acknowledged the work of another legend in a different field. It was none other than the English songwriter and actor, David Bowie.

John McEnroe and Bowie’s story

Though Bowie admires the seven-time Grand Slam champion’s career, he might not be so sure about his guitar skills. As this incident dictated by McEnroe hints at it. He said, “I was in a hotel in London. I would say it was 1981 or two, somewhere around there. It was around the time that I had sort of reengaged and started trying to play the guitar. It was a fairly straight ahead, simple song, Suffragette City.”

Thereafter he added, “So I’m in my hotel room, I’m butchering “Suffragette City” and all of the sudden there’s a knock on the door and it’s David Bowie. He goes, Hey man, I heard you were staying in the same hotel. Would you like to come up in have a drink in my room? I go, Hell yeah. Absolutely. And then he goes, Don’t bring the guitar.” 

David Bowie was one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Starman is one of his most popular singles and his albums like Low gave a different direction to the flow of the industry. Also, he starred in movies such as The Man Who Fell To Earth, Station to Station, and The Prestige.

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Bowie bid adieu to the world in the year 2016. Following that, a box set release ‘Who I Can Be Now?’ was released, unveiling his unreleased gems.

McEnroe’s achivements

The tennis veteran debuted in the year 1978 and claimed the ranking of World No.1 in just two years. The 1979 US Open trophy brought him the ranking and kick-started his run in the Grand Slam tournaments.

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After that, he claimed three Wimbledon trophies and defended his title for two more years at the American majors. McEnroe ended his career in 2006 with 77 singles and 78 doubles under his name.