Nope. He was just looking for a reaction, as witnessed by his repeated responses. He had no view of DB's 'talent', admitting that he didn't actually know any of the music. Just stirring, presumably out of spite or boredom. Anyway, I'm not derailing the thread further. Bye.
Great post that. Not EVERYONE is a Bowie super-fan, but surely anyone with a brain / a heart / functionning EARS can appreciate that he was pretty special, even if not your own personal favourite?