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Biography of David Bowie
Name: David Bowie
Birth Date: January 8, 1947
Death Date: N/A
Place of Birth: London, England
Nationality: English
Gender: Male
Occupations: singer, songwriter, actor
David Bowie
English singer David Bowie (born 1947) has been called a cultural chameleon throughout his long and colorful career. From music and film to art and the Internet, Bowie has challenged the perceptions of fans and critics alike with his many malleable personas which seemed to mirror the cutting edge trends of the day. In 1996, Bowie became the first artist of his stature to release a single, "Telling Lies," exclusively via the Internet.Born January 8, 1947, and raised in Brixton, a poor section of London, Bowie claims to have mapped out his destiny at an early age. The son of Hayward Jones, a publicist, and Margaret Mary (Burns) Jones, a movie theater usher, Bowie turned to music as the way to change his life. After having heard a single by Little Richard, the nine-year-old Bowie decided he wanted to be one of Little Richard's saxophone players. A short time later, he got his …showed first 150 words…
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…showed last 150 words…mystique to Cocks of Time as "David's a real living Renaissance figure. That's what makes him spectacular. He goes away and re-emerges bigger than before. He doesn't have a fashion, he's just constantly expanding. It's the world that has to stop occasionally and say 'My God, he's still going on.'" Further Reading Buckley, David, David Bowie, Omnibus, 1996.Thompson, Dave, and Dave Thomson, David Bowie: Moonage Daydream, Plexus Pub, 1994.Tremlett, George, David Bowie: Living on the Brink, Carroll & Graf, 1997.Amusement Business, October 30, 1995, p. 8.Billboard, August 2, 1997, p. 6.CFO, April 1997, p. 20.Entertainment Weekly, April 4, 1997, p. 26; November 14, 1997, p. 89.Fortune, April 28, 1997, p. 50.Interview, May 1993, pp. 92-97; February 1997, pp. 46-50.People, May 18, 1992, p. 72.Rolling Stone, May 12, 1983; October 25, 1984; April 23, 1987.Time, July 18, 1983, pp. 54-60; February 17, 1997, p. 70."Bowieart," http://www.bowieart.com (March 9, 1998)."David Bowie," Celeb site, http://www.celebsite.com/people/davidbowie/ (March 9, 1998)."David Bowie," http://www.davidbowie.com/2.0/history/biography (February 13, 1998)."David Bowie," http://www.virginrecords.com/artists (February 13, 1998).
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