David Bowie: Starman

Paul Trynka

Jul 2011 · Sold by Little, Brown

About this ebook

"Ziggy Stardust," "Changes," Under Pressure," "Let's Dance," "Fame," "Heroes," and of course, "Starman." These are the classic songs of David Bowie, the artist whose personas are indelibly etched in our pop consciousness alongside his music. He wrote and recorded with everyone from Iggy Pop to Freddie Mercury to John Lennon, sold 136 million albums, has one of the truly great voices, and influenced bands as wide-ranging as Nirvana and Franz Ferdinand.

Paul Trynka illuminates Bowie's seemingly contradictory life and his many reinventions as an artist, offering over 300 new interviews with everyone from classmates to managers to lovers. He reveals Bowie's broad influence on the entertainment world, from movie star to modern-day icon, trend-setter to musical innovator. This book will define Bowie for years to come.

Ratings and reviews

I still have to read most of it. But it's well written from the former editor of Mojo Magazine. He has a deep love & understanding of music, both contemporary, and the outsiders in the industry. Captures the man underneath all the glam, riches, & that beautiful face with his ever changing moods & persona's. A must read for every Bowie fan. I need a paperback copy! Lifelong Bowie fan. I miss him terribly. He was a genuis. xo.

I Guess changes 1,isnt available greatest hits old songs ,but any bowie need more be said

About the author

Paul Trynka was formerly the editor of Mojo magazine (1996-2003). He has also been the editorial director of Q magazine, launch editor of The Guitar Magazine, and editor-in-chief of New Projects at Emap. He is the author of Iggy Pop (Broadway 2007), Portrait of the Blues, and Denim, a history of the fabric. He lives in Greenwich, London.