He spent 50 years on stage not alone —

and we are not talking about his colleagues

I've been reborn

so many times

that I no longer remember who

I was in the beginning

In concerts and music videos, he often appeared in costumes portraying characters invented by him.

They played a significant role in the establishment of David Bowie as a cult musician.

They played a significant role in the establishment of David Bowie as a cult musician.

In concerts and music videos, he often appeared in costumes portraying characters invented by him.

that I no longer

remember who

that I no longer remember

who I was in the beginning

|

I was in the

beginning

Major Tom is sent into outer space. The flight and the start of the mission are successful, but then he loses contact with Mission Control.

Major Tom

In 1969, the world learned about David Bowie’s first hero when the track "Space Oddity" was released.

He wrote the composition inspired by Stanley Kubrick's "A Space Odyssey", but he also put his own experiences into it.

Major Tom is sent into outer space. The flight and the start of the mission are successful, but then he loses contact with Mission Control.

"Here am I floating 'round my tin can
Far above the moon Planet Earth is blue
And there's nothing I can do"

and remains lost

in outer space

1969

Ziggy

Stardust

Ziggy Stardust

In 1972, Ziggy Stardust came along.

The story takes place on Earth 5 years before
a catastrophe due to lack of natural resources.
A rock star alien, arrives on Earth with good news. He informs the desperate people that saviors from outer space will soon arrive on the planet.

But as soon as the aliens the Infinity Aliens arrived on Earth, they killed Ziggy. Of course, the aliens wanted to destroy Earth, not save it.

But as soon as the aliens the Infinity Aliens arrived on Earth, they killed Ziggy. Of course, the aliens wanted to destroy Earth, not save it.

In late 1973, Bowie said that Ziggy was an Earthman with whom the Infinities had made contact via radio. The hero took their words as divine revelation and became a messiah.

But Stardust, without even

wanting to, helped

the extraterrestrials

find their way to Earth

the extraterrestrials

find their way to Earth

"Making love with his ego Ziggy
Sucked up into his mind
Like a leper messiah"

The story takes place on Earth 5 years before
a catastrophe due to lack of natural resources.
A rock star alien, arrives on Earth with good news. He informs the desperate people that saviors from outer space will soon arrive on the planet.

But as soon as the aliens the Infinity Aliens arrived on Earth, they killed Ziggy. Of course, the aliens wanted to destroy Earth, not save it.

1972

In late 1973, Bowie said
that Ziggy was
an Earthman with whom
the Infinities had made
contact via radio. The hero
took their words as divine
revelation and became
a messiah.

Aladdin Sane

Aladdin Sane was the first album Bowie wrote from the perspective of a star.

David himself could not let go of thoughts about gradually dying alternative worlds. However, the cause of the demise of the new world was narcotics addiction, cruelty, and the degradation of people.

He considered it all just a game of his imagination, but in the fall of 1972, he came to America for concerts for the first time and realized that his fantasies were not that far from reality.

Aladdin Sane was the American version of Ziggy Stardust. He was supposed to represent more the idea of a decaying world rather than an individual personality.

So, in the year 1973

he emerged

Aladdin Sane

is a play

"A Lad Insane"

on words:

"Who will love Aladdin Sane?
Millions weep a fountain
Just in case of sunrise
Who will love Aladdin Sane?"

1973

Aladdin

sane

So, in 1973, he emerged

Aladdin Sane is a play

on words: "A Lad Insane"

So, in the year

1973 he emerged