Jan 08, 2018 By Kyle Mullin

Though throngs of fans have long fantasized about befriending David Bowie, Francis Whately actually made it happen. And he did so by merely writing the rock icon a letter. Whately, whose new documentary about the late chameleonic musician David Bowie: The Last Five Years airs will be available on HBO Go on January 8th, began the correspondence on a lark as part of a work assignment. More