Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming.
One of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, David Bowie, was acclaimed by peers and critics alike for his innovative music that shook the world in the 70s. His music was marked by his innovative visual presentation, and his stagecraft had a great impact on the popular music of that era. He was the best-selling artist of his times, with Rolling Stone regarding him as the greatest rock star ever. Here are some of the facts about the iconic singer.
David Bowie was his stage name.
David Bowie’s birth name was David Robert Jones, but when he started his career as a musician, there was already a David Jones in the music scene. The lead singer of the band “The Monkees”, who was well-known and loved name in the music industry, was David Jones. So, he changed his name.
The famous birthday.
David Bowie shared his birthday with another iconic singer. Can you guess who it is? It is none other than Elvis Presley.
The famous friends.
David Bowie was friends with well-known guitarist Pete Frampton in high school. Frampton’s father was Bowie’s art instructor in the school. They were known to jam together to Buddy Holly’s songs at lunchtime.
His very first song was found by accident.
David Bowie’s first song that he recorded at the age of 16, in his band “The Konrads” named “I never dreamed”. The Konrads drummer accidentally found the recording while he was shifting his home. The song was auctioned in the year 2018 and was sold for almost 50,000 dollars.
Ziggy Stardust
His world-famous persona, Ziggy Stardust, which was loved by fans all over the world, was actually created to help with his stage fright. He said that he was very shy, and Ziggy Stardust, the thin white Duke, acted as my alter- ego and helped me perform on stage.
His eyes were not of different colours.
No, his eyes were not of different colours as many people claimed them to be. Both his eyes were of blue colour. Apparently, he got into a fight with his friend in school when he was 15 years old over a girl. As a result, he suffered from a permanently dilated pupil, which gave an impression of a different coloured eyeball.
After his death, his ardent fans flocked to VEVO and streamed his hits over 51 million times and that too in just 24 hours. Truly, Legends never die.
