Rock star (well I suppose "Rock God" is more apt) David Bowie was a fairly private figure for much of his professional career and in recent years hes been nothing short of a recluse. Bowie is generally an interesting interview subject perhaps moreso due to the fact that he doesnt give them very often and is cautious about revealing deeply personal things. As such David Bowie: Rare and Unseen proves just a bit more interesting than the average unauthorized documentary.Well calling it a "documentary" is kind of a stretch. This DVD is actually a 54-minute assembly of a few intriguing items from the archives. The first and most compelling part is an interview from The Russell Harty Show recorded around the time Bowie was wrapping up his work on Nicolas Roegs excellent The Man Who Fell to Earth. The conversation is compelling for a couple of reasons. First Bowie seems somewhat spaced-out for much of the conversation answering some questions with nonsequitors and veering between good-natured cheer blunt retaliation and general evasiveness the rest of the time. Second Harty is a terrible interviewer whose questions are so awkward that he feels like a character from a Saturday Night Live sketch. Fun stuff.Everything else is more substantial but less interesting. The most recent segment is an interview recorded around the time of Bowies 1997 techno album Earthling in which the artist reflects on his career and the changes hes made. The most compelling portion of this interview is a moment in which Bowie claims hes glad that he experimented with drugs as he came out on the other side a stronger man. "Im not saying that people should go grab a junkie kit" he says "But it can be a good thing for some people. Im one of them."The disc also offers some behind-the-scenes footage of Bowie hanging out with Peter Frampton but this proves disappointingly bland. More enjoyable is a late 70s backstage interview with a woman who seems to be head-over-heels in love with Bowie. "You gonn...