# David Bowie

## An artist for multiple generations

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David Bowie; source RogerEbert.com

#### The life of Bowie:

- 1947 - David Bowie was born David Robert Jones in Brixton, South London, England, on January 8, 1947
- 1960 - Half-brother Terry, who was nine years older and exposed young David to the worlds of rock music and beat literature
- 1966 - Lead a group himself called Davy Jones and the Lower Third
- 1966 - David changed his last name to Bowie, a name that was inspired by the knife developed by the 19th century American pioneer Jim Bowie
- 1969 - Bowie had returned full time to music. He signed a deal with Mercury Records and that summer released the single "Space Oddity."
- 1970 - Realeased The Man Who Sold the World (1970), further catapulted him to stardom
- 1970 - Met the American-born Angela Barnett. The two married on March 20, 1970
- 1971 - Had one son together, whom they nicknamed "Zowie"
- 1972 - His album, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, made him a superstar

### If you have time, you should read more about David's life and contributions to pop culture on his Wikipedia entry.

> "He was really a champion of 'I don't give a s**t of what you think about me."

> - Mick Jagger

> "I don't know where I'm going from here, but I promise it won't be boring."

> - David Bowie 1997

> "I fell in love with David Jones. Bowie is just a persona. He’s a singer, an entertainer"

> - Iman