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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"I change every day. I'm not outrageous. I'm David Bowie." — David Bowie, 1972

In 1997 David Bowie issued Bowie Bonds, asset-backed securities of revenues of the 287 songs he recorded before 1990. They paid an interest rate of 7.9%, and were all bought for $55 million by the Prudential Insurance Company of America.

Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) (1980)

David Bowie’s 14th studio album was the follow-up to his acclaimed Berlin trilogy of Low, “Heroes” and Lodger, and his last to be released by the RCA label.

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