David Bowie
Birth Name:
David Robert Jones
Birth Place:
Brixton, London, England, United Kingdom
Profession
Soundtrack, Actor, Music department, Producer, Writer, Art department
Fast Facts
- Honored as a Commandeur of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government, but declined the royal honor of Commander of the British Empire in 2000 and a knighthood in 2003
- Was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1996
- Was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 2013
- Had two children, a daughter named Alexandria Jones with his wife of over 20 years, international model Iman, and a son named Duncan Jones with his first wife, Angela Bowie
- Started playing saxophoen at the age of 13
- Strongly influenced by dancer and mime Lindsay Kemp and by folk rock and psychedelia in the late 1960s
- Quote: "I never really felt like a rock singer or a rock star or whatever․ Now I realize that from 1972 through to about 1976, I was the ultimate rock star․ I couldn't have been more rock star․"
- Quote: "[on John Lennon] "I remember asking him once what he thought of glam rock and he said 'It's just f***ing rock and roll with lipstick․' Which was very succinct, but not all that accurate․""
- His music was notable for his often experimental collaborations - on "Young Americans" with a young Luther Vandross; on "Fame" with John Lennon; on "Let's Dance" with Stevie Ray Vaughan; and on the Outside Tour with Nine Inch Nails in 1995
- Often reinventing himself, his musical career covered glam rock, soul, minimalism, industrial, adult contemporary, jungle and jazz
- Was a pioneer of the glam rock era of the 1970s, performing as his flamboyant, androgynous alter ego Ziggy Stardust
- Co-wrote his song "Fame" with fellow singer John Lennon
- Starred on Broadway in "THe Elephant Man" in 1980
- Was the first major recording artist to release a song exclusively on the internet
Awards
- 1977Golden Scroll - Best Actor:Winner
- 1983Golden Globe - Best Original Song - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 1984Jupiter Award - Best International Actor:Nominated
- 1985Grammy - Best Video Album:Nominated
- 1994BAFTA TV Award - Best Original Television Music:Nominated
- 2002MTV Movie Award - Best Cameo:Nominated
- 2002OFTA Film Award - Best Music, Adapted Song:Nominated
- 2007Scream Award - Best Cameo:Nominated
- 2009SLFCA Award - Best Music:Nominated
- 2017GMS Award - Best Song/Recording Created for Television:Nominated
- 2021CinEuphoria - Best Song (Original or Adapted) - International Competition:Nominated