Bowie - Loving the Alien (Paperback, Rev Ed)

Unfortunately, this book comes off as rather sensationalist. The author enjoys dwelling on emotional episodes and makes a fair amount of historical error; it's no Strange Fascination. It does, however, have a brilliant set of centre photos, some of which I have yet to see elsewhere.

Based on interviews with family members, colleagues, lovers, and the previously silent William Burroughs, this unsparing yet even-handed biography guides the reader through the many personas, crises, and musical metamorphoses of David Bowie - also known as Davy Jones, the Laughing Gnome, Major Tom, Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane, the Thin White Duke, a drug-addled grandfather of punk, actor, art aficionado, political activist, one of rock's most resonant icons, and a totem of modern pop culture. Nowhere else is the man and musician so convincingly deconstructed and so compellingly humanized.

General

Imprint:	Da Capo Press Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 1998
First published:	September 1998
Authors:	Christopher Sandford
Dimensions:	202 x 128 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	400
Edition:	Rev Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-306-80854-8
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Composers & musicians Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Film, television, music, theatre Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Contemporary popular music > Rock & pop > General Books > Biography > Film, television, music, theatre Books > Music > Composers & musicians Books > Music > Contemporary popular music > Rock & pop > General
LSN:	0-306-80854-4
Barcode:	9780306808548

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