Strange Fascination: David Bowie: The Definitive Story

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'You must think we out-of-towners are a strange and crazy bunch. Well, I guess we are. We dance a furious boredom', a young David Bowle wrote from his provincial bedroom to DJ John Peel in 1969. Five years later this driven, questing and flawed soul created his androgynous, fantastical rock star Ziggy Stardust as the ultimate revenge of the suburbs. Bowie's subsequent pioneering sexual experimentation, cracked actor showmanship and ability to embrace every musical genre from glam rock to drum'n'bass have made him into the biggest commercial success in rock history since the Beatles and the Stones. He is as much an icon in 2005 as he was during the '70s.

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One of the most authoritative Bowie books you're ever likely to read. * Mojo *
As a critique-cum-re-establishment of the David Bowie character, "definitive" is pretty much it. * Guardian *
A fascinating portrait of a fascinating artist ... if you like Bowie and you're into biographies, this is the one to read -- Marc Almond
Buckley manages the ultimate achievement of any rock biog and sends you scuttling back to the records. * Guardian *
A definitive re-establishment of the man and the myth of David Bowie. * Future Music *

Author Bio

David Buckley wrote a doctoral thesis on David Bowie and also wrote a CD-sized introductory guide to Bowie's back catalogue, The Complete Guide to the Music of David Bowie which was repackaged at Bowie's request as part of the media pack accompanying the star's 1995 album Earthling.