Star 93.3 - The Best Variety of the 80s, 90s and Today

Artist Information

Genres: Hard Rock, Prog-Rock/Art Rock, Glam Rock, Pop/Rock, Proto-Punk, Blue-Eyed Soul, Experimental Rock, Album Rock, Dance-Rock

Active: 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, 2000's

Born: January 8, 1947 in Brixton, England

Influences

Syd Barrett, Pink Floyd, Scott Walker, The Who, The Velvet Underground, The Spinners, The Beatles, The Kinks, Bob Dylan, The Pretty Things, Chuck Berry, Anthony Newley, The Rolling Stones, Kraftwerk, Al Green, Marc Bolan

Followers

Game Theory, Julian Lennon, Love and Rockets, Edwyn Collins, Freekbass, Naked Eyes, New Order, Gary Numan, KT Tunstall, Ric Ocasek, Scott Matthew, Trunk Federation, Spandau Ballet, Susanna Hoffs, The Human League, Spacehog, INXS, Joan Jett, Mig Ayesa

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"Absolute Beginners"

I've nothing much to offer
There's nothing much to take
I'm an absolute beginner
When I'm absolutely...

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Biography

The cliché about David Bowie says he's a musical chameleon, adapting himself according to fashion and trends. While such a criticism is too glib, there's no denying that Bowie demonstrated remarkable skill for perceiving musical trends at his peak in the '70s. After spending several years in the late '60s as a mod and as an all-around music-hall entertainer, Bowie reinvented himself as a hippie singer/songwriter. Prior to his breakthrough in 1972, he recorded a proto-metal record and a pop/rock album, eventually redefining glam rock with his ambiguously sexy Ziggy Stardust persona. Ziggy made Bowie an international star, yet he wasn't content to continue to churn out glitter rock.

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