Song of the day
Rebel Rebel
The first single from David Bowie's eighth album Diamond Dogs, 'Rebel Rebel' was his valediction to the glam rock movement which he had helped lead since 1972.
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He speaks of senseless things
"I already consider myself responsible for a whole new school of pretension. Really. I'm quite serious about that. The only thing that seems to shock anybody anymore is something that's pretentious or kitsch. Unless you take things to extremes nobody will believe or pay attention to you. You have to hit them on the head and pretension does the trick." — David Bowie, 1975
Watch that man
David Bowie - Ziggy & Me (Mike Garson)
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 famously announced the break-up of the Spiders from Mars onstage at London's Hammersmith Odeon on 3 July 1973.
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Album of the month
Aladdin Sane (1973)
The follow-up to the hugely successful Ziggy Stardust album, Aladdin Sane found David Bowie experimenting with a range of new musical styles, and reflected his experiences while touring in America and Europe.
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