Dunky Dory

DAVID Bowie ditched his drug addiction but got hooked on coffee, biscuits and pastries instead, according to his former guitarist.

-  MARK JEFFERIES

In a new book, Earl Slick reveals they munched biscotti and cakes, washed back with espressos, to stay up all night in the studio developing songs.

The pair indulged while working on Bowie's 25th studio album, The Next Day, released in March 2013.

Earl, who first worked with the late musician in 1974, said: "During those sessions for The Next Day, we were older, obviously, and there was no dope.