David Bowie is much more than a singer who sold one hundred thirty-six million records, much more than an artist who experimented with a multitude of styles and defined pop culture. As his biographer David Buckley said, «he changed more lives than any other public figure». With his disturbing alter ego, Ziggy Stardust, and songs like «Starman» or «Space Oddity», he challenged the rules of music and became an icon of his generation and a reference for present and future generations.
His long artistic career is closely linked to his personal biography. This book delves into all aspects of his life, its enigmas and anecdotes. Like a hieroglyph, Bowie is a mystery that we all want to unravel, and no one better than María Hesse, the author of the phenomenon Frida, to undertake this challenge. Today Bowie continues to fascinate more than ever.
Reviews
«Both Fran Ruiz in the text and María Hesse with the illustration form a perfect tandem that explores Commander Tom, David Robert Jones, Ziggy Stardust, the Thin White Duke, the alien, the king of the Goblins, the Elephant Man.»
Marta Ailouti, El Cultural
«A respectful biography that does not pry into Bowie's private life but warmly portrays intimate moments, like Hesse’s illustrations. A tribute that imagines his own farewell worthy [...] of the character.»
Raquel García, Cadena Ser
