Three legends. One extraordinary story.

It begins with Sebastian Vettel and a guitar handmade by legendary songwriter and craftsman Phillip Jarrell—a special gift intended for Mick Jagger.

After meeting Sebastian in Montreal, I invited him to a sold-out Rolling Stones 50th-anniversary show. He asked if his entire team could attend. Somehow, we made it happen.

Later, with the help of Bretta, I took Phillip’s guitar into the Formula 1 paddock in Barcelona, where Sebastian signed it for Mick—and left a personal message on the back. I then carried it through London customs before delivering it to Mick Jagger’s office.

For this episode, I wear the same Comme des Garçons jacket from that Rolling Stones evening—a piece from the influential Japanese fashion house founded by Rei Kawakubo. The original event credentials remain attached to it, preserving another small piece of the story.

Today, the story comes full circle at Monza.

Sebastian Vettel returns to a Formula 1 cockpit to drive Michael Schumacher’s legendary Ferrari F2002—one of the most dominant cars in Formula 1 history and the machine in which Schumacher secured his fifth World Championship.

It is more than a demonstration lap. Vettel grew up idolizing Schumacher, later became a four-time World Champion himself and raced for Ferrari. Now he drives Michael’s car around Monza as Ferrari marks 30 years since Schumacher’s first season with the Scuderia.

A guitar for Jagger.
A Ferrari for Schumacher.
And Sebastian Vettel connecting three legends across music, friendship and Formula 1 history.

This journey will conclude at the end of the Formula 1 season with one final Kitchen Table Talk: the remarkable story of my lunch with Enzo Ferrari.

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It was Oscar month in Hollywood — the nominees were in town, the industry was gathering, and timing was everything.

On March 11, 1992, I threw a party with Sid Oland as my guest of honor. We had a $100 million film fund with 20th Century Fox — $50 million from our side and $50 million from Fox — and relationships across film, music, sports and television.

Sid wasn’t simply the CEO of Labatt. He was Chairman of the Toronto International Film Festival, while Labatt’s interests stretched across the Toronto Blue Jays, Formula 1 through its relationship with the Williams team, broadcasting, concert promotion, recording and post-production.

The Rolling Stones were already part of that world. Their Steel Wheels concert film, Rolling Stones: Live at the Max, had Toronto and IMAX connections — another example of how music, film and technology were beginning to converge.

So why invite the Oscar nominees?

Because they were already in Hollywood, Sid was Chairman of TIFF, we had a major film fund with 20th Century Fox, and relationships mattered. We wanted to make the Toronto International Film Festival bigger and build a much larger entertainment presence spanning film and music.

Then I added something else to the mix.

David Bowie and Iman walked through the door.

That changed the evening — and helped open another chapter.

Next on Kitchen Table Talk: How Bowie’s world, the Rolling Stones’ Voodoo Lounge tour and my relationship with 20th Century Fox came together — and brought more business to Fox.

I had a film financing deal with 20th Century Fox: $50 million from Fox and $50 million from my side.

My thought was simple: why not build a new Fox Records around it — an artist-friendly music label connected to film and a new era of digital distribution?

I left David Bowie a note.

We went to dinner at Cicada. I suggested Indian; David told me Iman made the best chicken curry.

The next day, David arrived with four CDs for me to listen to — bands he wanted my opinion on. I was honestly honored.

Then he noticed the Palm Treo on my coffee table.

I told him I believed music, films and information would eventually live on devices like this — and, combined with News Corp’s satellite reach, could create a new way of delivering entertainment on a massive scale.

John Hartnett, then VP at Palm, subsequently sent several devices for Bowie and his team to use while on tour with Nine Inch Nails.

The underlying film transaction was handled with my attorneys Ken Kleinberg and Robert Lange, who had previously worked with Jerry Weintraub.

And then came the party…

NEXT: What happened when David Bowie walked through the door?

Late in 1964 and early 1965, a young cocky kid Davey Jones, later to become David Bowie walked in to meet Shel Talmy, producer of The Who, and The Kinks.

28 years later, in April of 1992, they met again at my Oscar nominee party at the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills.

This is the beginning of that story and some of who were at the party. The next few episodes lead into, how the Shel Talmy recordings hidden in his vault for decades, came to see the light of day; how I put these 10 tracks on the on-ramp of a seven year journey; and their release on September 18, 2026 by Warner Music.