Bowie is a great artist. Did you know his name was David Jones? He changed it to not be confused with another David Jones who, at the time, was as famous as Bowie. What did this other David Jones become famous for? Anyone know? The answer next hour...
Ch-ch-changes: David Bowie's constantly evolving style
David Bowie's looks on-screen and onstage
By Sean Nelson Special to MSN Music
The release of "The Next Day" marks the very welcome return of
one of rock 'n' roll's most durable -- and least predictable -- legends,
Mr. David Bowie. In honor of the latest installment in ... moreBowie's discography,
we offer this annotated exploration of his many phases: the iconic, the
histrionic, the memorable and the best-forgotten. Since he first appeared on the
pop culture radar more than 40 years ago, Bowie has been a perpetual
shapeshifter, inventing new and provocative identities only to shed them like
snakeskin, all in the service of creating music that will live forever. Here
then, with a sincere toast to the next 40, is the best, and the rest, of him.
