The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

usually has a source of inspiration. Be it a favorite band or solo artist, to which it gives them their own ideas, motivation and personal sense of style. One musician who has particularly influenced me is the artist David Bowie/Ziggy Stardust. His career spanned several decades in which he like his fellow musician “Bob Dylan” was not constrained by the music that he made and has reinvented himself, his musical style and appearance several times. The diversity of his career is a combination of various genres of music (i.e. Folk, Rock, American Soul, Electronic, Blues and Glam). David Bowie has gained many fans and respect from his peers with an impressive…

think they were real (David Bowie,2017). His Characters include Major Tom, The Thin White Duke, and, his most famous, Ziggy Stardust. Ziggy was designed by Bowie to be the “perfect” rock superstar. Bowie projected his own personal struggles onto Ziggy in the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars which was released in 1972. The album touched on topics such as: Bowie’s sexuality, his addiction to drugs, his fears of disappointing…

experimental. He is a song writer of roughly 270 songs, and an actor from the well-known movie Labyrinth. One of my all time favorite childhood movies. David Bowie’s real name is David Robert Jones, he was born in London, England. He first officially started practicing his musical talents at the age of 13, when he called Ronnie Ross for saxophone lessons. He was inspired by his older brother Terry, who introduced him to the world of rock. Later Terry would commit suicide due to life struggles…