David Bowie, left, who released twenty-six studio albums during his lifetime, died earlier this month. Photo by CBS Television, public domain. On January 10, just two days after the release of his twenty-sixth studio album, enigmatic British artist David Bowie died following an eighteen-month battle with liver cancer. His death kicked off a string of deaths among aging male entertainers, including Alan Rickman, Glenn Frey, René Angélil, and Abe Vigoda—all but the last within six years of age from one another. All five followed Lemmy and Natalie Cole, both of whom died at the end of 2015. Wikipedia’s page view statistics show that the site is the first stop for many when actors and entertainers pass away. Bowie received almost seven million views in the day after he died—over 185 times the number he had the day before. His article received another four million more hits over the next few days. Rickman peaked at almost 3.4 million after his own death. Wikipedia’s weekly traffic report shows just how beloved these two entertainers are. Bowie was
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10 facts to remember David Bowie
Even during his lifetime, David Bowie, whose 75th birthday is on January 8, was a legend.
Nearly a dozen biographies have been published about the pop visionary, and few secret remains undiscovered. By now, fans probably know that his eyes were not different colors, but that only one pupil was enlarged.
But did you also know that buying bread in Germany wasn't as easy as it sounds for the singer?
Loving the Alien
Bowie was like a chameleon, assuming various alter egos throughout his career, from Aladdin Sane to The Thin White Duke.
But it wasn't always easy to keep track of those different personalities.
Bowie once said that at one point he couldn't make the distinction between himself and his Ziggy Stardust persona — and the drugs he took didn't help either. "That was when it all started to sour," Bowie is quoted as saying in Christopher Sandford's biography "Bowie: Loving the Alien."
"My whole personality was affected. It became very dangerous. I really did have doubts about my sanity," he said.
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Beschreibung des Verlags
David Bowie is known all over the world for a string of hit songs and a reputation for extravagance on stage. He was the one, after all, who helped launch glam rock in the 1970s. Who could ever forget his persona of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars?
When Bowie had ridden this wave to its conclusion, he found new ways to reinvent himself. He embraced soul, funk, hard rock, and even the industrial machinations of Nine Inch Nails.
As the decades went by, David Bowie never seemed to lose his edge. Here in this book, you will find the story behind the music and the life behind the legend.