FILE – in this Nov. 1, 1974, file photo, David Bowie performs at Radio City Music Hall in New York. Bowie, the innovative and iconic singer whose illustrious career lasted five decades, died Monday, Jan. 11, 2016, after battling cancer for 18 months. He was 69. (AP Photo/Suzanne Vlamis, File)
has inspired as many music journalists as he has fellow musicians. Below, a look at some insightful articles written about the world’s most mythical pop star.
“Reflections on Being a New Yorker,” New York Magazine, 2003. (By: David Bowie)
An insightful missive on the city Bowie called home written by the man himself.
“David Bowie’s acting career began with record-breaking week in Denver,” Denver Center for the Performing Arts blog, 2016. (By: John Moore)
Before “Basquiat” or “The Prestige,” there was “The Elephant Man.” A look at David Bowie’s acting debut at Denver’s 200-person Jones Theater.
“A Taxonomy of David Bowie’s Many Personas and Their Many Imitators,” Vulture, 2015 (By: Chris O’Leary)
Find out which artists took direct inspiration from Bowie from each of his storied personas.
“David Bowie: Ground Control to Davy Jones,” Rolling Stone, 1974. (By: Cameron Crowe)
Rolling Stone’s first feature on David Bowie, written by “Almost Famous”‘ Cameron Crowe.
“A Visit to the Strange, Secretive World of David Bowie’s ‘Lazarus’,” The New York Times, 2015. (By: Alexis Soloski)
A glance at Bowie’s final project, “Lazarus,” a theatrical production intended as a sequel to “The Man Who Fell to Earth.”
