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There are really only two types of David Bowie biographies: the ones liberally laced with 'rock god' references and those damning him with faint, 'musical chameleon' praise. Actually, both appellations describe this performer, for he has been one of ...more

There are really only two types of David Bowie biographies: the ones liberally laced with 'rock god' references and those damning him with faint, 'musical chameleon' praise. Actually, both appellations describe this performer, for he has been one of the few to successfully position himself in the crowd's consciousness for almost 40 years by earnestly reinventing himself and his musical style. Born David Jones in Brixton, England, Bowie has championed, and then abandoned, everything from mod, hippie and punk to metal, soul, goth and electronica. Along the way were some fabulous successes like 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars' in 1972 and the single "Let's Dance" in 1983. Acting, world and supper club tours and solo performing have not escaped his purview, either. Through the highs and duds, the drug haze and clear vision days, Bowie has presided over his music and image with that wide-pupil stare [the result of a youthful pugilistic event] that makes his a face impossible to forget....less