DAVID BOWIE

Gimnazija Jurja Barakovića, Zadar

Ana Mikulić
Morena Mustać
2b
Who was David Bowie?
• English singer, songwriter, record producer and
actor 
• 1960s, 1970s, 1980s 
• Some of rock and roll's greatest hits 
• A trendsetter, a rule breaker and a true artist at heart 
Early life
• Born in 1947, London
• David Jones
• Instruments  (first saxophone at
12)
• Left school at sixteen
How did he become a
star?  

•First band The Konrads in 1962

•Name change (The Bowie knife – Jim
Bowie)
•Single "Space Oddity" (Apollo 11  in
1969 – the first people on the moon)
•Became a superstar in 1972 (album
"The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and
the Spiders from Mars")
ZIGGY •Bowie's odd alter ego Ziggy
Stardust, a fictional rock star who
STARDUST  is sent to Earth as a saviour before
an impending apocalyptic disaster
Ziggy Stardust – an
unreal reality 
• From 1972 to 1982 
• Shyness, shame and
embarrassment
• colourful extravagant costumes,
makeup and some inappropriate
acts on stage
Why is he so
special?
• You never get bored
listening to his music
• Constantly changing
music genres
• Except Ziggy, Bowie
created even more
characters such as
Aladdin Sane, The
Thin White Duke and
others
 A musician in heart;
music genres
• Glam rock
• Art rock
• Pop
• Electronic
• Experimental
Albums and biggest hits
Biggest hits Best albums 

• Heroes  • Station to Station 

• Space Oddity  • The Rise and Fall of
• Life on Mars? Ziggy Stardust and
Spiders from Mars 
• Under Pressure
• Let’s Dance
• Fame
• Hunky Dory
• Rebel Rebel
• Diamond Dogs
• Modern Love 
 • Labyrinth (1989)

Films • The man who fell to Earth (1976)

• The Prestige (2006)
 • Ed O’Brien
Who did he • Marilyn Manson

influence? • Lady Gaga

• Bono
"Gentleness clears the soul, love cleans
the mind and makes it free.”
 "I'm just an individual who doesn't feel
that I need to have somebody qualify my
work in any particular way. I'm working
for me."
“I came, I saw,
I conquered.”
 Interesting facts
1. Bowie's friend knocked him out in the eye while fighting over the girl - his pupil
enlarged – Bowie kept talking that a meteor hit him 
2. David Bowie and Elvis Presley share a birthday (January 8th) - pride and joy
3. Ziggy Stardust - based on his imaginary friend
4. Aladdin Sane - based on his brother (“A Sane Lad”)
5. He played our famous inventor Nikola Tesla in “The Prestige” (2006)
 Gone too soon –
a legend
• Liver cancer (18 months)
• 2 days after the release of
his final album
• 5 decades
•Special – mystery, rebellion
and curiosity in music and life
Thank you for your
attention!