On Bowie

  • Author: Rob Sheffield
  • Narrator: Tristan Morris
  • Publisher: HarperCollins USA
  • Duration: 4:48:08
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Synopsis

From the New York Times bestselling author of Love Is a Mix Tape, a thoughtful and loving meditation on the life of the late David Bowie that explores his creative legacy and the enduring and mutual connection he enjoyed with his fans

Innovative. Pioneering. Brave. Until his death in January 2016, David Bowie created art that not only pushed boundaries, but helped fans understand themselves and view the world from fantastic new perspectives.

When the shocking news of his death on January 10, 2016 broke, the outpouring of grief and adulation was immediate and ongoing. Fans around the world and across generations paid homage to this brilliant, innovate, ever evolving artist who both shaped and embodied our times.

In this concise and penetrating book, featuring color photographs, highly regarded Rolling Stone critic, bestselling author, and lifelong Bowie fan Rob Sheffield shares his own feelings about the passing of this icon and explains why Bowie’s death has elicited such an unprecedented emotional outpouring from so many lives.

Chapters

  • 001 On Bowie

    Duration: 11s
  • 002 Introduction

    Duration: 34min
  • 003 The Night David Bowie Died

    Duration: 14min
  • 004 The London Boy

    Duration: 08min
  • 005 Major Tom

    Duration: 31min
  • 006 The Queen Bitch who Sold the World

    Duration: 11min
  • 007 The Starman

    Duration: 12min
  • 008 The Night Ziggy Met America

    Duration: 08min
  • 009 Aladdin Sane

    Duration: 10min
  • 010 The Cracked Actor

    Duration: 07min
  • 011 Young Americans

    Duration: 16min
  • 012 The Plastic Soul Brother

    Duration: 10min
  • 013 The Man Who Fell to Earth

    Duration: 08min
  • 014 The Thin White Duke

    Duration: 18min
  • 015 The Dictator

    Duration: 06min
  • 016 The Low Profile

    Duration: 14min
  • 017 The DJ

    Duration: 10min
  • 018 The Lodger

    Duration: 08min
  • 019 The Modern Lover

    Duration: 07min
  • 020 Let's Not Dance

    Duration: 11min
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