David Bowie was a visionary English singer-songwriter whose genre-defying music and theatrical stage personas, including Ziggy Stardust, reshaped rock and pop music in the 1970s and beyond. His influential albums like The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars continue to inspire musicians and fans worldwide.
David Bowie played the Goblin King Jareth in the 1986 fantasy film Labyrinth, gaining a cult following for the role and contributing several songs to the soundtrack.
Practice Questions
Q:What was David Bowie's birth name?
A:David Robert Jones
Born David Robert Jones in Brixton, London in 1947, he adopted Bowie to avoid confusion with Davy Jones of the Monkees.
Q:Who was Ziggy Stardust?
A:Bowie's fictional glam rock alter ego
Ziggy Stardust, introduced in 1972, was a flamboyant, androgynous rock star persona central to Bowie's concept album and theatrical live performances.