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In-depth guides to David Bowie's albums, from his 1967 debut to Blackstar and beyond…
Day-in day-out: David Bowie's history, from his birth in London to his end days in New York City.
David Bowie's songs, from A Better Future to Ziggy Stardust.

Song of the day

Fashion

The follow-up to David Bowie’s ‘Ashes To Ashes’, ‘Fashion’ was a late edition to the album Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps), and was nearly left off the album altogether.

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Watch that man
David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust: The Global Premiere
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Album of the month

The Man Who Sold The World (1970)

David Bowie's third album featured future members of the Spiders From Mars, with a hard rock style and lyrical themes including paranoia, schizophrenia, hallucination, fantasy, lust, God and the devil.

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He speaks of senseless things

"I love humanity. I adore it, it's sensational, sensuous, exciting." — David Bowie, 1973
Did you know?

David Bowie met Angela Barnett in April 1969. They married less than a year later, on 20 March 1970 at Bromley Register Office in London.

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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

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