David bowie. Tina krause looks back at the life of the british artist. Ground control to major tom reporter david bowie was one of a kind, from his first hit 1969s space oddity to his most recent album released last week, he kept his audience checking. Changes reporter bowie kept changing. He really did have it all. Reporter this man is a bowie biographer. Weve lost somebody who rewrote the rules, who redefined what a popstar could be. Reporter he was Born David Jones in london in 1947. He told cbs in 2002 he always knew he was an artist. I mean, until quite late in my teens, i didnt know if i was gonna be a musician or painting. I kept vacillateing back and forth. I opted for music. Reporter it was a decision that influenced generations of performers. There would be no madonna, no lady gaga without david bowie. He showed them hout to make art and celebrity. Reporter this morning fans left flowers and candles on his star on the hollywood walk of fame. Some of the most powerful tributes