16th, 1965 David changed his name to ‘David Bowie’. He stated later “Back in 1965, I seriously wanted a name change.” He said chose Bowie because Bowie was “the ultimate American knife.” Another reason for his name change was to distinguish himself from another rising star, Davy Jones. His first released song under the name David Bowie was “Can’t Help Thinking About Me” in 1965 with The Lower Third. David Bowie finally started out on his own during 1967 with the album “David Bowie” under Deram Records
“Look up here, I’m in heaven / I’ve got scars that can’t be seen”. These lyrics rang out in the music world whenever David Bowie, also known as the ¨Thin White Duke¨ or ¨Ziggy Stardust¨, passed away on January 10th, 2016 after an 18-month battle with liver cancer. This date was quick to be mysterious to anyone familiar with Bowie because two days before, on his 69th birthday, he released his astonishing final album Blackstar (stylised as ★), a masterwork containing extremely compelling subject matter
in London, England in 1947. This British singer, songwriter, and actor was best known for his one of a kind characters and styles. Although Bowie was known as an extremely great source of inspiration for other artists, he took a lot of inspiration from his peers such as John Lennon and Iggy Pop. Known as Jareth in The Labyrinth and Thomas J. Newton in The Man Who Fell to Earth. David Bowie influenced young people to be different and love themselves. Most of the bands, artists, and actors you know
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