David Bowie's first American tour was a disaster, says a lost radio interview that was found in an attic  after 40 years by Dave Cousins, of The Strawbs.

In March 1971, Cousins, who was  producer for the Danish broadcaster, Danmarks Radio, interviewed Bowie, but the recording was never played to a British audience.

In the interview David Bowie says his first U.S. tour was a disaster because he forgot to get a work visa and couldn't play gigs.

Bowie was in America for a planned coast-to-coast publicity tour to promote his third album, The Man Who Sold the World. But Bowie didn't have the right visa. It later came out that The Thin White Duke failed to apply for an H1 employment visa. The singer was restricted to plugging the album on radio shows. He could not performing any of its songs to live audiences, though Bowie did secret gigs for "whoever we could get in."

David Bowie was recently challenged by his former lover Susan Sarandon to take part in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. The "Thelma & Louise" and "The Hunger" star did the challenge herself after One Direction star Harry Styles dared her to take part.

David Bowie says he wiil release "more music soon." The Thin White Duke  confirmed that he is working on a new album.

Last month, a statement was read at a fundraising event for the Terrance Higgins Trust in a bar in Denmark Alley, London. The statement was later posted on the fansite David Bowie News.

"This city is even better than the one you were in last year, so remember to dance, dance, dance. And then sit down for a minute, knit something, then get up and run all over the place. Do it. Love on ya. More music soon. David" it said.

A spokesperson for Bowie confirmed to Britain's New Music Express that the statement did come from the spider from Mars.

When his last album, The Next Day, came out after a ten-year silence, Bowie didn't make any announcement until a few days before it dropped. The Next Day was recorded in secret. When gossip broke that Bowie was making new music, he switched studios to keep the news under wraps. Produced by Tony Visconti, the multi-instrumentalist from Brooklyn who had been with Bowie for years. the album hit No. 1 in 15 countries. The album hit number two on the U.S. Billboard charts, Bowie's highest debut in America.