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"What really left the biggest impression on me was there I was in a bad state of addiction and kind of going down the toilet," he admits. "And he was on the other end to have come out of it. And there were the few kind of big brother / fatherly times where he’d call me aside and kind of get on my shit: You need to get your shit together. It doesn’t have to end up down there. He didn’t say this, but look at where he was. He was happy. He was still taking chances."
Trent adds that he still thinks about Bowie "all the time", and listens to his music regularly.
"I’m grateful that our lives intersected, and I’m grateful for – whether he knew it or not – how much he helped me in those dark times before I chose to get my shit together," reflects Trent. "And I can hear his voice. He penetrated through the layers of bullshit that I’d built around myself. I’m grateful for that."