Rock journalist Marc Spitz examines the genesis, life and times, music, and influences of the British musician David Bowie. A life-long fan, Spitz weaves into this biography enough about his personal relationship to Bowie's songs and records to establish a connection with readers. Working from exhaustive interviews--with everyone from Bowie's family to cultural critic Camille Paglia to fellow stars Siouxsie Sioux and Peter Frampton--Spitz's biography radiates with insight and first-hand accounts.

Documents the life and influence of the music icon, citing the role of trends from the 1960s through the 1980s in forming his development, in a portrait that draws on more than 100 original insider interviews that also considers his present-day status as a leading figure in alternative culture.

Documents the life and influence of the music icon, citing the role of trends from the 1960s through the 1980s in forming his development, in a portrait that draws on more than 100 original insider interviews that also considers his present-day status as a leading figure in alternative culture.

Documents the life and influence of the music icon, citing the role of trends from the 1960s through the 1980s in forming his development, in a portrait that draws on more than 100 original insider interviews that also considers his present-day status as a leading figure in alternative culture.

Documents the life and influence of the music icon, citing the role of trends from the 1960s through the 1980s in forming his development, in a portrait that draws on more than 100 original insider interviews that also considers his present-day status as a leading figure in alternative culture.