Title:
David Bowie : a life / Dylan Jones.
ISBN:
9780451497833
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Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Crown Archetype, [2017]
Physical Description:
xxii, 521 pages ; 25 cm
Contents:
Introduction -- Living in lies by the railway line: 1947-1969 -- Commencing countdown engines on: 1969-1970 -- So I turned myself to face me: 197-1972 -- Jamming good with Weird and Gilly: 1972-1973 -- Battle cries and champagne: 1973-1974 -- Gee my life's a funny thing: 1974-1976 -- Sit in back rows of city limits: 1976-1979 -- Put on your red shoes and dance the blues: 1980-1985 -- Who's gonna tell you when?: 1985 -- I've nothing much to offer: 1986-1989 -- It's confusing these days: 1990-1999 -- As long as there's you: 2000-2015 -- For in front of that door is you: 2016.
Summary:
Tracing Bowie's life from the English suburbs to London to New York to Los Angeles, Berlin, and beyond, Jones describes a man profoundly shaped by his relationship with his schizophrenic half-brother Terry; an intuitive artist who could absorb influences through intense relationships and yet drop people cold when they were no longer of use; and a social creature equally comfortable partying with John Lennon and dining with Frank Sinatra. By turns insightful and deliciously gossipy, it will transform our understanding of both artist and art.
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OCLC Number:
ocn974992385
Availability:
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