Song of the day
Under Pressure
Credited to Queen and David Bowie, 'Under Pressure' was recorded and released in 1981. It was David Bowie's only release that year, and became Queen's second UK number one single.
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He speaks of senseless things
"I’ve now decided that my death should be very precious. I really want to use it. I’d like my death to be as interesting as my life has been and will be." — David Bowie, 1976
Watch that man
David Bowie Is - Elvis Costello
Ten key dates
- 8 January 1947: David Bowie is born
- 1 January 1967: his debut album is released
- 20 March 1970: David marries Angela Barnett
- 22 January 1972: 'I'm gay and always have been'
- 6 June 1972: Ziggy Stardust album released
- 3 July 1973: Bowie breaks up the band
- 8 January 2013: Where Are We Now? single released
- 24 April 1992: David marries Iman
- 7 December 2015: Bowie's final public appearance, at the Lazarus musical premiere
- 10 January 2016: David Bowie dies
Did you know?
In 1988, David Bowie played Pontius Pilate in Martin Scorsese's film The Last Temptation of Christ.
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Album of the month
Station To Station (1976)
David Bowie’s tenth studio album was recorded in Los Angeles in 1975, and released the following year. It marked a transitional phase in Bowie’s career, between the blue-eyed soul of Young Americans and the more experimental European sound of the Berlin trilogy.
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