1. David Bowie

2. Greatest Hits
 Space Oddity
 Changes
 Life on Mars Sound and Vision
 Ziggy Stardust Heroes
Fashion
 Suffragette City
Ashes to Ashes
 The Jean Genie Lets Dance
 Rebel Rebel Modern Love
 Diamond Dogs China Girl
 Young Americans Blue Jean
 Fame
 Golden Years
 TVC15

3. Best Albums
 Space Oddity
 Hunky Dory
 The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
 Aladdin Sane
 Pin Ups
 Diamond Dogs
 Young Americans
 Station to Station
 Heroes
 Scary Monsters
 Let’s Dance

4. Influences
 Lou reed
 Iggy pop
 Jim Morrison
 Brian Eno
 Marc Bolan
 Robert Fripp
 Angie Bowie
 Mick Jagger
 Alice Cooper
 Syd Barrett
 Terry Jones

5. Who He Influenced
 Ed O'Brien
 Marilyn Manson
 Lady Gaga
 Bono

6. Musical Background
 He learned how to play many instruments such as guitar,
keyboard, saxophone, viola, cello, percussion, and koto.

7. Early Years
1969-1974
 Bowie’s first hit song “Space Oddity”.
 His transformation into “Ziggy Stardust” which lasted from
1972-1974.
 He had friendships with many other musical artists such as
Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, and Mick Jagger.
 He started the second British music crave in this time carving
a path for artist such as The Clash, Pink Floyd, and Queen.

8. The Middle Years
1975-1980
 Wrote the song “Fame” with John Lennon.
 Killed off the Ziggy Stardust persona for The Thin White Duke.
 His old band, The Spiders from Mars, left him.

9. Later Years
1983-2004
 He went for a more pop music in this era leaving his weird
performance ways behind.
 Besides making music he was in movies, the biggest of all the
films he was in, “Labyrinth”, came out in this time.
 In 2004 during “The Reality Tour”, he had a heart attack on
stage.

10. Family Life
 His First Family:
He married Angela Barnett in 1970. They had one son, Duncan
Jones. They divorced in 1980.
 His Second Family:
He married Iman Abdulmajid in1992. They had one daughter,
Alexandria Jones.

11. Fun Facts
 He shares the same birthday as Elvis. January 8
 His right pupil is permanently dilated - due to his friend
George Underwood punching him in the eye while the pair
were still at school. The fight was over a girl.
 Director Nicolas Roeg cast Bowie in his first leading role, as a
stranded alien in The Man Who Fell to Earth, in 1976.

12. References
• http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/62
30201.stm
• David Bowie: Any Day Now book
• David Bowie: Starman book
• The Man Who Sold the World: David Bowie
and the 1970s book