Absolute Beginners

One of David Bowie's finest post-Scary Monsters works, 'Absolute Beginners' was a standalone single released in 1986. It was the title theme of Julien Temple's adaptation of Colin MacInnes's 1959 novel.

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"Never have been in love, to speak of. I was in love once, maybe, and it was an awful experience. It rotted me, drained me, and it was a disease. Hateful thing, it was." — David Bowie, 1976

David Bowie's right pupil was permanently dilated, following a fight over a girl in which his childhood friend George Underwood punched him in the eye.

Let's Dance (1983)

David Bowie's 15th studio album was his biggest seller. Co-produced by Chic's Nile Rodgers, it contained the hit singles 'Let's Dance', 'China Girl' and 'Modern Love'.

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