Editing Diamond Dogs (section)

==Background==
{{quote box|quote=[Bowie and I] had done four albums together and we'd probably both reached that point where we needed to work with other people to learn.{{sfn|Buckley|2005|pp=176–179}}|source=—Ken Scott on parting with Bowie|width=20%|align=left|style=padding:8px;}}
[[David Bowie]] released his seventh studio album ''[[Pin Ups]]'' in the summer of 1973. At the time, he was unsure of where to take his career.{{sfn|Pegg|2016|pp=367–372}} Not wanting [[Ziggy Stardust (character)|Ziggy Stardust]] to define him, he disbanded his backing band [[the Spiders from Mars]] and parted ways with producer [[Ken Scott]]. According to biographer David Buckley, Scott's departure marked an end to Bowie's "classic 'pop' period" and brought him to more experimental territory and "arguably greater musical daring".{{sfn|Buckley|2005|pp=176–179}}

During the ''Pin Ups'' sessions, he told reporters that he wanted to create a musical, using various titles such as ''Tragic Moments'' and ''Revenge, or The Best Haircut I Ever Had''. His guitarist [[Mick Ronson]] recalled: "[Bowie] had all these little projects{{nbsp}}... [and] wasn't quite sure what he wanted to do."{{sfn|Pegg|2016|pp=367–372}} As Ronson began work on his solo album ''[[Slaughter on 10th Avenue (Mick Ronson album)|Slaughter on 10th Avenue]]'', Bowie and his wife [[Angela Bowie|Angie]] moved out of Beckenham's Haddon Hall because of harassment by fans. They moved initially into an apartment in [[Maida Vale]], rented to them by the actress [[Diana Rigg]], before moving into a larger house on [[Oakley Street, Chelsea]].{{sfn|Pegg|2016|pp=367–372}}{{sfn|Buckley|2005|pp=176–179}} According to Buckley, David Bowie's manager [[Tony Defries]] prevented this move initially, citing the house as "too extravagant". Despite [[RCA Records]] estimating Bowie's album and single sales in the UK at over two million copies combined, Defries said that sales did not provide Bowie with enough income to afford the house.{{sfn|Buckley|2005|pp=176–179}} In spite of Defries, Bowie bought the house and it was here the Bowies spent time with [[Rod Stewart]] and [[Ronnie Wood]] of the [[Faces (band)|Faces]], [[Mick Jagger]] and his then-wife [[Bianca Jagger|Bianca]], and the American singer and model [[Ava Cherry]], with whom Bowie had an affair during this time.{{sfn|Pegg|2016|pp=367–372}}{{sfn|Buckley|2005|pp=176–179}}

Along with recording ''Pin Ups'', Bowie participated in other musical ventures in 1973. He co-produced and played on [[Lulu (singer)|Lulu]]'s recording of "[[The Man Who Sold the World (song)|The Man Who Sold the World]]", which was released as a single in January 1974,{{sfn|Pegg|2016|pp=180–181}}{{sfn|O'Leary|2015|loc=chap. 8}} contributed to [[Steeleye Span]]'s ''[[Now We Are Six (album)|Now We Are Six]]'',{{sfn|Pegg|2016|pp=367–372}} and formed a trio called the Astronettes, comprising Cherry, Jason Guess and [[Warren Peace|Geoff MacCormack]].{{sfn|Buckley|2005|p=178}} The group recorded sessions at [[Olympic Studios]] in London but the project was ultimately shelved in January; a compilation album titled ''People from Bad Homes'' (later ''The Astronettes Sessions'') was released in 1995. Bowie reworked songs from these sessions in subsequent years.{{sfn|Pegg|2016|pp=367–372}}{{efn|These included "I Am a Laser" and "People from Bad Homes" (early versions of "[[Scream Like a Baby]]" and "[[Fashion (David Bowie song)|Fashion]]" respectively, from 1980's ''[[Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)]]'') and a cover of [[the Beach Boys]]' "[[God Only Knows]]" (covered by Bowie for 1984's ''[[Tonight (David Bowie album)|Tonight]]'').{{sfn|Buckley|2005|pp=176–179}}{{sfn|Cann|2010|p=315}}}} Buckley writes that the songs he recorded featured a blend of [[glam rock]] and [[Soul music|soul]], which proved to be the direction Bowie took in 1974.{{sfn|Buckley|2005|pp=176–179}}