Status Updates From Biography of X

i like the story willing to go along with it because i actually like how the characters are constructed but some of the real-life people in the books saying hkw great X is, is juuuuuust starting to take me out of the immersion, specifically bowie saying she was his biggest influence like.....okay, that would've been fine if every single other person doesnt say the exact same thing incl. literal tom waits!!!