Luther, Season 1, Episode 04.
Justin Ripley: What’s all this?
John Luther: Decoupage. A cut-up technique. Take a bit of text; cut it up; randomise it. Make new text. See new patterns.
Justin Ripley: Well how’d you learn this?
John Luther: David Bowie. It’s how he wrote his lyrics.Justin Ripley: You a fan?
John Luther: Don’t I look like a fan?
Justin Ripley: What of songs about aliens and that?
John Luther: No, there’s a bit more to him than aliens. I’ll make you a tape.
Justin Ripley: A what, sorry?
Ian Reed: Ah. You’ve gone all David Bowie on us