The greatest artist of our time. David Bowie

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DAVID BOWIE Birth date: 8 January 1947 Birthplace: London, UK Date

DAVID BOWIE
Birth date: 8 January 1947
Birthplace: London, UK
Date of

death: 10 January 2016
Place of death: NY, USA
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WHO IS HE? English singer Song writer Record producer Painter Actor

WHO IS HE?

English singer
Song writer
Record producer
Painter
Actor

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MYSTERY OF HIS NAME David Jones Tom Jones David Cassidy David Bowie

MYSTERY OF HIS NAME

David Jones
Tom Jones
David Cassidy
David Bowie

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CHILDHOOD He grew up in postwar UK. Life there was quiet

CHILDHOOD

He grew up in postwar UK.
Life there was quiet and

dull.
He was hooked on American music.
The music brought some colours into his life.
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ZIGGY STARDUST He didn’t enjoy performing as David Bowie, because he

ZIGGY STARDUST

He didn’t enjoy performing as David Bowie, because he felt

shy. So he invented a character, and played him during the performances. Ziggy was his alter-ego.
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His performances as Ziggy were really extravagant with big costume changes,

His performances as Ziggy were really extravagant with big costume changes,

make up and all sorts of rude and lewd acts on stage.
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WHY DO YOU LIKE DAVID BOWIE? «You never get bored listening

WHY DO YOU LIKE DAVID BOWIE?

«You never get bored listening to

him, he was pretty experimental...»

«His music was never dull...»

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MUSIC He could take very abstract art and bring it to

MUSIC

He could take very abstract art and bring it to a

wide audience.  His songs weren't just disposable trash.  His music is pure pop art.  He was a mainstream pop artist and a radical avant-gardist as well.
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NEW CHARACTERS Aladdin Sane looked a bit like Ziggy, but he

NEW CHARACTERS

Aladdin Sane looked a bit like Ziggy, but he was

darker and even more mysterious.
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The Thin White Duke was extremely debonair and suave looking. He

The Thin White Duke was extremely debonair and suave looking.
He wore

sharp suits and walked around with a cane.
He yet was very thin and bony.
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APPEARANCE A lot of what musicians and fashion designers did the

APPEARANCE

A lot of what musicians and fashion designers did the 1980s,

Bowie had already done in the 70s.
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He had classical good looks, but there was something alien about

He had classical good looks, but there was something alien about

him, like he might have come from outer space.
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Being a David Bowie fan was a statement of liberty and freedom.

Being a David Bowie fan was a statement of liberty and

freedom.
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PRIVATE LIFE He was married twice. He had two children: a

PRIVATE LIFE

He was married twice.
He had two children: a boy and

a girl from different women.
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DAVID AND ANGELA Angie was only 19 when she met Bowie

DAVID AND ANGELA

Angie was only 19 when she met Bowie in

London in 1969. The pair were married one year later and a year after that welcomed their son, Duncan Jones.
David and Angela Bowie were married for 10 years. They divorced in 1980.
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DAVID AND DUNCAN «He was just a wonderful guy and father.

DAVID AND DUNCAN

«He was just a wonderful guy and father.

He gave me the time and the support to find my feet and the confidence to do what I do myself»
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DRUGS Why was he so thin? Bowie took a lot of

DRUGS

Why was he so thin?
Bowie took a lot of cocaine

in the 70s. Paranoia, weird eating habits, alcohol, obsessions. He was incredibly thin and seemed to be quite out of his mind during that period. He wasn’t sure where Ziggy or Aladdin Sane ended and David Bowie began. He lost a sense of who he really was.