David Bowie

David Bowie
Bowie in 2002
Born	David Robert Jones 8 January 1947 London, England
Died	10 January 2016 (aged 69) New York City, US
Occupations	Singer songwriter musician actor
Years active	1962–2016
Works	Discography songs videography filmography
Spouses	Angie Barnett ​ ​ (m. 1970; div. 1980)​ Iman ​ (m. 1992)​
Children	2, including Duncan Jones
Awards	Full list
Musical career
Genres	Art rock glam rock pop electronic
Instruments	Vocals guitar keyboards saxophone harmonica
Labels	ISO RCA Virgin EMI Columbia Deram Mercury BMG Arista Pye Vocalion Parlophone Ryko
Formerly of	The Konrads The King Bees The Manish Boys The Lower Third The Riot Squad Hype Arnold Corns Tin Machine
Past members	Full list
Website	davidbowie.com

David Jones, known professionally as David Bowie, was an English singer, songwriter, musician, and actor.

Connections

• David Bowie has been a long time fan of Talking Heads' music, especially in the late 1970s where he would frequently play their songs when he guested on radio shows (most often the songs "Warning Sign" and "The Book I Read")
• In the late 1970s Bowie wrote a letter to his assistant that included a shopping list of records, one of them being a single for "Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town"
• For his lead single "D.J." on the 1979 album "Lodger" it is rumored that Bowie tried to mimic David Byrne in his vocal performance.
• Bowie met with David Byrne in 1980 after one of his stage performances for The Elephant Man, where he gifted Byrne a book of the collected speeches of Fidel Castro.
• David Byrne inducted Bowie into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.
• David Byrne was in attendance of Bowie's Madison Square Garden concert on December 15, 2003, where they met backstage.