Years later, the pair, who remained very close, went on holiday to Hong Kong together as part of a group.
By that time, Lennon was father to his second son Sean Lennon, whom he shared with Yoko Ono.
“John was in, sort of, house-husband mode,” Bowie remembered. “And wanted to show Sean the world.
“And during one of our expeditions on back streets a kid comes running up to hm and says, ‘Are you John Lennon?’