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David Bowie on Creativity and His Advice to Artists
David Bowie on Creativity and His Advice to Artists

“It’s terribly dangerous for an artist to fulfill other people’s expectations”

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David Bowie’s Enchanting Isolated Vocal Track for “Ziggy Stardust”
David Bowie’s Enchanting Isolated Vocal Track for “Ziggy Stardust”

Because Ziggy didn’t always play guitar.

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David Bowie Narrates the Pioneering Soviet Children’s Symphony “Peter and the Wolf”
David Bowie Narrates the Pioneering Soviet Children’s Symphony “Peter and the Wolf”

How the clarinet cat and the oboe duck lifted the Iron Curtain for a magical performance.

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David Bowie’s Formative Reading List of 75 Favorite Books
David Bowie’s Formative Reading List of 75 Favorite Books

From poetry to history to theory of mind, with plenty of fiction and a few magazines for good measure.

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Strung Out In Heaven: Amanda Palmer on Patronage vs. Commerce, Art as Non-Ownable Nourishment, and the Story Behind Her Bowie String Quartet Tribute
Strung Out In Heaven: Amanda Palmer on Patronage vs. Commerce, Art as Non-Ownable Nourishment, and the Story Behind Her Bowie String Quartet Tribute

“People don’t trust you without getting to know you and watching you work and seeing you make good on your word.”

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David Bowie Answers the Famous Proust Questionnaire
David Bowie Answers the Famous Proust Questionnaire

“Q: What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? A: Living in fear.”

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Astronaut Chris Hadfield Covers Bowie’s “Space Oddity” in Space
Astronaut Chris Hadfield Covers Bowie’s “Space Oddity” in Space

“Now it’s time to leave the capsule if you dare…”

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The Story of David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust Character
The Story of David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust Character

The curious rise, rise, and retirement of one of pop culture’s greatest cults.

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