Nile Rodgers named David Bowie as his most fulfilling artistic arc.⁠ ⁠ In a new interview with Vulture, he explains that the story of their collaboration looked very different before it became legend. "The ugly truth is, people don't like to hear that rock and roll is a business," Rodgers says, explaining that Bowie had been dropped by his label and wasn't selling records in America before the two ever met. ⁠ ⁠ Their introduction was pure chance. They met during a late night at a downtown club where Bowie was sitting alone in the back with a glass of orange juice, and the conversation that followed never touched rock and roll once. They talked only about avant-garde jazz, "competing for each other's sense of cool." Rodgers didn't even remember giving Bowie his number, but Bowie called every day until they connected. ⁠ ⁠ What followed was Bowie's ‘Let's Dance.’ The project was recorded in just two days, built on a preproduction process spent wandering libraries and exchanging art. It was a collaboration Rodgers describes as "the most magical time."