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And influenced by William Burroughs, Bowie used the surrealist author’s cut-up technique (cutting words and phrases from newspapers and magazines and rearranging them) for songwriting inspiration. In a video spot, he likens the technique to “a kind of Western Tarot.” (Decades later, Kurt Cobain also used cut-ups of his own poems to construct song lyrics.) Burroughs interviewed Bowie for Rolling Stone in 1974, in which the two discussed creative control, growing up middle class, the power of art to change the world, the inspiration for Ziggy Stardust, and love and sexuality. The first photo session started at four in the afternoon and went through the night till dawn. Bowie went through countless costume changes, each more incredible than the last and each seemed to turn him into a totally different person. Bowie relentlessly created these unique characters, each seemingly alive in their own charismatic space for Schapiro to create visual images to complement their very existence and turn them into iconic images for all time.

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by George Orwell (also rec’d by John Lennon, Stephen King& Steve Jobs) “A political thesis and an impression of the way in another country.” -DB The crowds were a massive drag and also impinged on my enjoyment. Who were they? Can he really have that many fans now? I've said to a few people how I struggle to get my head round just how popular this exhibition is, and even that there's an exhibition at all. Part of me feels depressed that an artist who, whilst popular and mainstream in the 70s, still only appealed to a certain type of person, has now been wholly consumed by the mainstream, and - presumably - all these people are now claiming him for their own. It doesn't feel right to me. Then again, there really isn't such a thing as the underground anymore. Everything is, to one degree or another, part of the mainstream. Inspired by the book The Man Who Fell to Earth by Walter Tevis and its cult film adaptation starring David Bowie, Lazarus brings the story of Thomas Newton to its devastating conclusion.The mostly never-before-published images in Schapiro’s rare collection represent Bowie at his most creative and inspired self and present a glimpse into the intimacy that Schapiro and Bowie shared during their time together. As Schapiro tells it: ‘From the moment Bowie arrived, we seemed to hit it off. Incredibly intelligent, calm, and filled with ideas, he talked a lot about Alistair Crowley whose esoteric writings he was heavily into at the time. When David heard that I had photographed Buster Keaton, one of his greatest heroes, we instantly became friends.’ To celebrate the 40th anniversary of this cult movie, TASCHEN’s The Man Who Fell to Earth presents a plenitude of stills and behind-the-scenes images by unit photographer David James, including numerous shots of Bowie at his playful and ambiguous best. A new introductory essay explores the shooting of the film and it’s lasting impact, drawing upon an exclusive interview with David James, who brings firsthand insights into the making of this sci-fi masterwork.

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In this extract from The Twat Files, Dawn French talks flirtatious attempts and trying to get herself cast in a West End play.Insomma, David Bowie sembra aver realizzato la sua carriera artistica con una pienezza inconsueta e, a dispetto del dramma che la morte porta sempre con sé e dell'emozione angosciata che ha suscitato, forse bisognerebbe pensare invece che ha realizzato la sua “bella morte”; forse se avesse potuto scegliere razionalmente tanto tempo fa, quando era ancora in salute, non gli sarebbe dispiaciuto pensare di morire così. The book is like walking through the exhibit and seeing Bowie’s incredible work and life come alive. What is missing is how the automated proximity sensors triggered his music as you approached an area, and started video clips and interviews. Bowie was a visual artist as much as a musician but the book works best when you also drop the needle and read it at full blast so to speak. I loved the handwritten lyrics. I loved the little vid of his visit to Warhol's Factory. I loved the insightful interview filmed during the Berlin years. Little things like that made it special for me. But, ultimately, I come away wondering about the structure and why it's so popular, and sort of conclude that the answer is down to the link between the two - revisionism and pandering to the mainstream. David Bowie è... morto. Ha preso in mano la sua morte e, riuscendo a separare in modo ammirevole il fatto privatissimo, di cui non è trapelato praticamente nulla (in quella che è stata forse la sua suprema performance attoriale?), dall'atto artistico ha concluso il suo percorso chiudendo il cerchio e dando un senso compiuto a tutta la sua carriera: ha trasformato l'atto creativo in massimo sistema. Bowie: Album by Album examines every one of Bowie’s studio albums in fine detail, placing each within the context of the time in which it was recorded and charting all the albums’ subsequent influence and legacy. As well as commentary from the musicians, engineers and producers who worked on the recordings – such as Brian Eno and Tony Visconti – Bowie’s own quotes provide a fascinating insight into his restlessly creative mind.

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L'altro commento, meraviglioso a mio avviso, è stato quello di Laurie Anderson: “Come tutti gli amici di David ammiro molto il modo in cui è morto e ciò che ne ha fatto. È stata la prima volta nella storia del mondo, potremmo dire, che qualcuno ha preso in mano la propria morte diventandone realmente l’attore protagonista… Certo che sono arrabbiata con lui! Perché adesso non è che posso semplicemente lasciarmi morire! Devo produrre il musical per Broadway, l’album, il libro… Grazie David!”Near the end of David Bowie Is..., the British author Philip Hoare calls Bowie "someone who is responsible for your alternative education, for opening up the world for you," and that's as true for me as it is for him. La morte di David Bowie è... sconvolgente perché non so se ci siano precedenti simili e inevitabilmente pone domande e offre interpretazioni di natura più generale che forse non sono ancora state esplorate. For many fans, David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust era remains the most extraordinarily creative period in his career. As a member of Bowie’s legendary band at the time – The Spiders From Mars – Woody Woodmansey played drums on four seminal albums: The Man Who Sold The World, Hunky Dory, The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars and Aladdin Sane. L'ho vista una prima volta ad agosto con pochissimo pubblico (condizione eccellente) in 2,5 ore che si sono rivelate insufficienti. L'ho rivista a novembre durante il tutto esaurito delle ultime settimane (condizioni rese accettabili solo grazie agli ampi spazi del museo e all'isolamento intimo garantito dalle cuffie) in 4 ore che sono il tempo minimo necessario. I am still very glad I went, and feel overwhelmingly positive about it, and him, but a big part of me also felt uneasy. That feeling was at its height as I went through the inevitable plethora of artefacts on sale in the gift shop, many at ludicrous prices.

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The photos are great snd the narrative is informative and enriching. The book as much as the exhibit had me reaching for the Earthling coat to put it on. David Bowie was arguably the most influential artist of his time, reinventing himself again and again, transforming music, style and art for over five decades. If you are a David Bowie fan, this book feels essential. It's like a holy bible of Bowie's fashion and aesthetic choices, as well as some interesting writeups about particular songs and eras. I also felt that, once the early years were done and dusted (childhood, 1960s, pre-Space Oddity) everything was thrown together, to try and create the illusion that the 80s and beyond, were as significant as the 70s which is just not right, and is pure revisionism. I know the focus was inevitably greatest on the 70s but basically trying to suggest Tin Machine or Tonight is on a par with Low is just nonsense.From the ultimate David Bowie expert comes this exploration of the final four decades of the popstar’s musical career, covering every song he wrote, performed or produced from 1976 to 2016.