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David Bowie: The Life Story You May Not Know
By Ellen Wulfhorst, Stacker News
On 6/23/21 at 8:00 PM EDT
He made more than two dozen albums, including Blackstar, which was released just two days before his death. He played more than a dozen instruments, including a right-handed guitar even though he was left-handed. Bowie s concept album,
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, introduced the world to his glam-rock persona in 1972. Four years later, he starred in the film
The Man Who Fell to Earth. By the end of the 1970s, he kicked his drug habit and appeared in
David Bowie Fast Facts
Personal
Death date: January 10, 2016
Birth place: London, England
Father: Hayward Jones, publicist
Marriages: Iman (1992-2016, his death); Angela Barnett (March 20, 1970-1980)
Children: with Iman: Alexandria; with Angela Barnett: Duncan
Other Facts
His stage personas included Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane and the Thin White Duke.
His left eye was permanently dilated after he injured it in a fight as a teenager.
Studied mime and theater in his youth.
Overcame drug addiction in the 1970s and gave up drinking alcohol.
Nominated for 19 Grammy Awards and won five. He received a lifetime achievement award from the Recording Academy in 2007.