Shadowing Practice: david bowie interview 1973 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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What did David Bowie think about David Bowie?
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Well, all right.
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I find that I'm a person who can take on the guises of different people that I meet.
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I can switch accents in seconds of meeting somebody and I can adopt their accent.
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I've always found that I collect.
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I'm a collector.
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And I've always just seemed to collect personalities.
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ideas.
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I have a hodgepodge philosophy which really is very minimal.
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Do you believe in God, for instance?
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What?
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Do you believe in God?
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I believe in an energy form.
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I wouldn't like to put a name to it.
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Do you indulge in any form of worship?
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Life.
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I love life very much indeed.
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You split people down the middle, don't you, a lot?
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That is to say that people are hostile to you or they're totally indifferent.
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Oh, absolutely.
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What kind of reaction do you get from the people who are violently in favour of you?
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I mean, do you get fan mail?
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Yes, a lot.
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Is it scabrous or dangerous or interesting or exciting?
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It's very sexy. In what way?
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Well, I seem to draw a lot of fanfaces out of people.
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A lot of the fan mail I get.
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A lot of it is awfully nice.
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I mean, they say, how's your baby and how's your wife and what's your mum's name and things like that.
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But some of them are worth framing.
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Can you tell us about one or two of the framed ones?
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No, I couldn't really.
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No, they really are quite heavy.
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Heavy-duty letters, they are.
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Heavy-duty?
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Heavy-duty.
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Sorry, do you?
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I drop my tea sometimes.

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You're practicing English with "david bowie interview 1973" using the Shadowing technique — a method originally developed for professional interpreter training.

Focus on sounding like the speaker — not just repeating words. With 15–30 minutes of daily practice, you'll build real-world speaking confidence.

What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.