DAVID BOWIE
David Bowie is a musical chameleon, a legendary performer and provocateur whose ever-changing artistic direction can’t be pinned down. In his earliest days, Bowie (then David Jones) dabbled in a variety of roles: graphic artist, R&B saxophonist, mime and pop singer.
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David Bowie is a musical chameleon, a legendary performer and provocateur whose ever-changing artistic direction can’t be pinned down. In his earliest days, Bowie (then David Jones) dabbled in a variety of roles: graphic artist, R&B saxophonist, mime and pop singer. It wasn’t until his classic song, “Space Oddity," that Bowie’s sci-fi themes and rock theatrics began to blossom. His glam band, the Spiders From Mars, ushered in Bowies most famous stage personna, “Ziggy Stardust,” an androgynous, otherworldly creation that Bowie formally retired in 1973.
Bowie became a first-class entertainer, a stylistic visionary. But never afraid to take chances, he then stripped down his image and went funk with the blue-eyed soul of Young Americans and Station To Station. His mid-career Berlin recordings {Low, Heroes, and Lodger with avantgardists Brian Eno and Robert Fripp) followed, and are among his most somber and critically-admired albums.
Bowie the pop star has since reemerged. 1983’s disco-flavored "Let’s Dance” was the biggest hit of his long and colorful career. The new LP, Never Let Me Down, continues that winning tradition with the hit single “Day-In DayOut.”
DAVID BOWIE
