Let me show you a picture !!! That's the Thin White Duke as he called himself for a while.
David Bowie (click HERE to listen how he pronounces his name) was born as David Rober Jones on 8 January 1947. He was an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger who worked for over 5 decades producing and recording music. Since he started his singing career he often changed his music and his image. Many of today's musicians say that he was a great influence on them.
David Bowie first caught the eye of the public in the autumn of 1969, when the song "Space Oddity" reached the top five of the UK chart. After a three-year period of experimentation, he re-emerged in 1972 as Ziggy Stardust, a flamboyant and androgynous glam rock star.
In 1975 his image shifted into the Thin White Duke with the number one single "Fame", co-written with John Lennon and the hit album Young Americans.
In 1981 he performed with Queen in the UK chart-topping single "Under Pressure", but reached a commercial peak in 1983 with the album Let's Dance, which included the hit's single "Let's Dance", "China Girl" and "Modern Love".
In the BBC's 2002 survey of the 100 Greatest Britons , Bowie ranked 29. Throughout his career he sold an estimated 139 million albums and ranks among the ten best-selling acts in the UK pop history. In 2004, the Rolling Stone magazine ranked him 39th on their list of the 100 greatest Rock Artists of All Time.
The star, who died last January aged 69, was more than a musician; he was a record producer, painter, and actor, starring in multiple films including Labyrinth and The Man who Fell to Earth.
Ten unforgettable David Bowie Film Appearances.
David Bowie's Changing Faces.
And finally, this is the tribute that Bruce Springsteen paid to David Bowie on 16 January in Pittsburgh when he sang the song Rebel, Rebel.
