Song of the day
Young Americans
The title track of David Bowie’s ninth studio album, ‘Young Americans’ revealed his new ‘plastic soul’ direction. The song became his first hit single in the United States.
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He speaks of senseless things
"No one's reincarnated as David Bowie. I'm quite positive of that." — David Bowie, 1980
Watch that man
David Bowie - Ziggy & Me (Adam Lambert)
Ten key dates
- 8 January 1947: David Bowie is born
- 1 June 1967: his debut album is released
- 20 March 1970: David marries Angela Barnett
- 22 January 1972: 'I'm gay and always have been'
- 6 June 1972: Ziggy Stardust album released
- 3 July 1973: Bowie breaks up the band
- 8 January 2013: Where Are We Now? single released
- 24 April 1992: David marries Iman
- 7 December 2015: Bowie's final public appearance, at the Lazarus musical premiere
- 10 January 2016: David Bowie dies
Did you know?
David Bowie and Reeves Gabrels created the soundtrack for Omikron: The Nomad Soul, a computer game released in 1999. Bowie and Iman also voiced characters in the game.
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Album of the month
The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
The album with which David Bowie became a fully-fledged star, Ziggy Stardust was a loose concept album about a bisexual, androgynous rocker who became a conduit for alien beings in a dystopian alternate reality.
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