ENGLISH: blow-waved (not hair)

Johnny Marr about his co-operation with Bryan Ferry: Bryan Ferry was an old hero of mine and it was great to work with him, but the end result was…he’s a bit blow-waved.

I suppose this isn't a compliment, but was it meant to describe the character, the music, or something else?

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