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David Bowie
Birth Date: January 8 1947
Birth Place: N/A
Primarily a performer widely regarded as one of
the most influential musicians of modern times. Also an
accomplished painter, art critic and mime artist, and has
published works of fiction.
David Bowie is widely regarded as one of the most influential writer of
pop music. Born 'David Jones' he changed his name to Bowie in the
60's, to avoid confusion with the then well-known
Davy Jones (lead singer of the Monkees).
He achieved his commercial breakthrough in 1969 with the
song Space Oddity, which was released at the time of the moon
landing. Despite the fact that the literal meaning of the lyrics
relates to an astronaut who is lost in space, this song was used
by the BBC in their coverage of the moon landing, and this helped
it become such a success. The album which followed Space Oddity
and the two which followed. He made the first of many successful
songs in 1972 with Ziggy Stardust, a concept album about a
space-age rock star. This album was followed by others in a
similar vein, rock albums built around a central character and
concerned with futuristic themes of Armageddon, gender
dysfunction/confusion, as well as more contemporary themes such
as the destructiveness of success and fame, and the dangers
inherent in star worship.
This produced his first
number one hit in the US, Fame. He also appeared in his first
major film, The Man Who Fell To Earth. With his different-colored
eyes and skeletal frame, he certainly looked the part of an
alien. The following year, he released Station to Station,
containing some of the material he had written for the soundtrack
to this film (which was not used). Finally settling in Berlin,
where he changed musical direction again and recorded three of
the most influential albums of all time, an electronic trilogy
with Brian Eno Low, Heroes and Lodger. Towards the end of
the 70's, he recorded the
album many of his fans consider his best, the Japanese-influenced
Scary Monsters, in 1980. Around this time, he played the Elephant
Man, to considerable acclaim. The next few years saw
something of a drop-off in his musical output as his acting
career flourished, culminating in his acclaimed performance in
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence. In 1983, he recorded Let's Dance,
an album which proved an unexpected massive commercial success,
and produced his second number 1 hit single in the US. The tour
which followed, Serious Moonlight, was his most successful ever.
Faced with this success on a massive scale, Bowie apparently
attempted to 'repeat the formula' in the next two albums, with
less success. Finally, in the late 80's,
he turned his back on commercial success and his solo career,
forming the hard rock band, Tin Machine, who had a deliberate
limited appeal. By now, his acting career was in decline. After
the comparative failure of Labyrinth, the movie industry appears
to have decided that Bowie was not a sufficient name to be a lead
actor in a major movie, and since that date, most of his roles
have been cameos. He himself also seems to
have lost interest in movie acting. Tin Machine toured
extensively and released two albums, with little critical or
commercial success. In 1992, Bowie again changed direction and
re-launched his solo career with Black Tie White Noise, a
`wedding' album inspired by his recent marriage to Iman. To date,
the 90's have been kinder to Bowie than the late 80's. He has
released three albums to considerable critical acclaim and
reasonable commercial success. In 1995, he renewed his working
relationship with Brian Eno to record 1. Outside. This album has now
taken its place with his classic albums. In a career spanning
four decades, Bowie has influenced the course of popular music
several times and influenced several generations of musicians.
His promotional videos in the 70's and 80's are regarded as
ground-breaking, and as a live concert act, he is regarded as the
most theatrical of them all.
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