I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Bowie many years ago. He showed up at a recording session I was working on as he new the artist I was working with. He brought cold beer and snacks for everyone and could not have been more pleasant and down to earth.
I had the pleasure of meeting him when he was in Edinburgh on the 'Lets Dance' tour. I was walking through the Dean Village here and saw this pallid chap with a couple of other guys.
http://www.stuckonscotland.co.uk/pictures/edinburgh/dean_village_10.jpg It transpired he was looking for a place to buy because had fallen in love with the place some time ago. I've no idea if he ever bought it or not, but as Fritz says he appeared to be completely unaffected. He asked if I had made the show at Murrayfield Stadium and I said that I hadn't, forgetting to add of course that I thought 'Lets Dance' was his most dreadful musical period. :-)
Mike