Although what you are about to see is a work of fiction,

it should nevertheless be played

at maximum volume.
 A film by Todd Haynes
• Amanda Loder, Mavica McLane,
Kendra Suhr
 Great Britain, early
70’s
During the days of Glam
Rock
• Character history
• Management change 1
• Portrayal of Bowie’s Marriage to
Angela 2
• Shooting hoax
• Divorce 3
• Kurt Wild was not one person
10
• David Bowie’s Sexuality
– “It's true - I am a bisexual. But I
can't deny that I've used that fact
very well. I suppose it's the best
thing that ever happened to me.”
-1973 4
– "I think I was always a closet
heterosexual.” -1993 4
• Relationships
You make me act real gone, you make me
trawl along
I had to ravish your capsule, suck you dry
Feel the teeth in your bone, heal ya head
with my own
Why if I don't have you home, we'll have
to fight alone
Hang all together 5
• David Bowie’s Son 6
• Name Changes 7
• Producing 8
• Focus on Glam Rock era
•Entertainment
•Viewer/Student Responsibility
to seek truth
 Works Cited
• 1. Matthew-Walker, Robert . David Bowie, Theater of Music. Buckinghamshire: Kent
House, 1985. pg 12
• 2. Mathew-Walker (1985) pg 28
• 3. Mathew-Walker (1985) pg 47
• 4.”Ziggy Takes Shape.” The Ziggy Stardust Companion. Jan 19, 2007.
<http://www.5years.com/shape.htm>
• 5. Bowie, David “Velvet Goldmine.” Lyrics. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and
the Spiders from Mars. Rykodisk/EMI, 1971
• 6. Mathew-Walker (1985) pg 25
• 7. Mathew-Walker (1985) pg 10
• 8. Mathew-Walker (1985) pg 37
• 9. “Glam Rock.” Wikipedia. Feb 3, 2009. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glam_rock>
• 10. “Velvet Goldmine” The Ziggy Stardust Companion. Oct 13, 2002.
<http://www.5years.com/velvetfilm.htm>
• 11. Mathew-Walker (1985) pg 27