Bowie
An Illustrated Life
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2019
University of Texas Press (Verlag)
978-1-4773-1887-4 (ISBN)
University of Texas Press (Verlag)
978-1-4773-1887-4 (ISBN)
David Bowie was a master of artifice and reinvention. In that same spirit, illustrator MarÍa Hesse and writer Fran Ruiz have created a vivid retelling of the life of David Robert Jones, from his working-class childhood to glam rock success to superstardom, concluding with the final recording sessions after his cancer diagnosis.
Narrated from the rock star’s point of view, Bowie colorfully renders both the personal and the professional turning points in a life marked by evolution and innovation. We see Bowie facing the sorrow of his brother’s mental illness, kicking a cocaine habit while other musicians succumbed to deadly overdoses, contending with a tumultuous love life, and radiating joy as a father. Along the way, he describes how he shattered the boundaries of song and society with a counterculture cast that included Iggy Pop, Brian Eno, and Freddie Mercury-as well as his own creations, Ziggy Stardust and the Thin White Duke.
Evocatively illustrated from start to finish, Bowie is a stellar tribute to an inimitable star.
Narrated from the rock star’s point of view, Bowie colorfully renders both the personal and the professional turning points in a life marked by evolution and innovation. We see Bowie facing the sorrow of his brother’s mental illness, kicking a cocaine habit while other musicians succumbed to deadly overdoses, contending with a tumultuous love life, and radiating joy as a father. Along the way, he describes how he shattered the boundaries of song and society with a counterculture cast that included Iggy Pop, Brian Eno, and Freddie Mercury-as well as his own creations, Ziggy Stardust and the Thin White Duke.
Evocatively illustrated from start to finish, Bowie is a stellar tribute to an inimitable star.
An illustrator and graphic designer, MarÍa Hesse is the author of Frida Kahlo: An Illustrated Life. Fran Ruiz is a professor of geography and history, and his writing regularly appears in the magazine Cultural Use Manual. Ned Sublette is a musicologist and the author of four previous books.
Introduction
Timeline
Absolute beginners
Liftoff
Hazy cosmic jive
The side effects of the cocaine
Standing by the wall
Put a bullet in my brain and it makes all the papers
Dancing with the big boys
A heart for the tin man
World wide Bowie
Never get old
I can’t give everything away
Discography
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
| Erscheinungsdatum | 20.08.2019 |
|---|---|
| Übersetzer | Ned Sublette |
| Zusatzinfo | 129 color illus. |
| Verlagsort | Austin, TX |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 165 x 241 mm |
| Gewicht | 626 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4773-1887-9 / 1477318879 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4773-1887-4 / 9781477318874 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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