Editing Adrian Belew (section)

===Work with David Bowie (1978–1979)===

On the recommendation of [[Brian Eno]], [[David Bowie]] approached Belew after a Zappa concert in [[Berlin]] with an offer to hire him as a member of his touring band. Belew accepted the offer, as Zappa intended to spend the next four months editing ''Baby Snakes''.<ref name="guitarhoo" /> Belew served as lead guitarist and backing vocalist on Bowie's [[Isolar II – The 1978 World Tour|Isolar II]] world tour in 1978, as documented on the live album ''[[Stage (David Bowie album)|Stage]]'', and also contributed to Bowie's 1979 studio album ''[[Lodger (album)|Lodger]]''. Twelve years later, he returned to working with Bowie, acting as musical director on his 1990 [[Sound+Vision Tour]].