CROWN David Bowie: The Oral History

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This book reminds of Edie: An American Tragedy by George Plimpton and Jean Stein. It's all told through interviews with those who knew Bowie in some form or another. A beautifully laid out format for a beautiful soul who ultimately never gave himself away but gave us the many faces he became. I was struck mostly by how much Bowie was us--he took gestures, outfits, looks, attitudes from whomever he was infatuated with and went down the rabbit hole till he became a combination of what he admired at the time, all filtered through him so that each had a dash of Bowie and David Jones. He seemingly influenced all of fashion in some form or another utilizing this vehicle of persona's. Anyone who has ever been a hardcore fan with an obsessive streak can relate to the genius of his creations and his song. And that's how he hypnotized us for forty plus years. Each piece of the puzzle is beautifully illuminated by the perspective of individuals interviewed, who are allowed room to tell their own personal experience of him. He was an alchemist. He made his life a work of art leaving us all breathless. There is an almost physically painful void knowing that Bowie no longer walks this earth. What saves us is the disbelief and the reminders of what an astonishing and surprising creature and musician he was. One is left with the feeling that he's still around watching as we try to put together the pieces of the puzzle that was and is, David Bowie.

This is a really amazing book!

No exagera el editor cuando en la portada afirma que es "El libro definitivo sobre Bowie". He conocido al artista de modo vicario -uno de mis mejores amigos es fan- toda la vida, pero más allá de tres o cuatro cd's y algunas cintas Bowie ha sido un desconocido para mi. Ahora estoy comprando sus discos de modo cronológico mientras sigo la historia y estoy sorprendido de lo mucho que me ha gustado. Los fans supongo que lo tiene todos, seria absurdo prescindir de semejante documento. Pero para cualquiera con un aun tangencial interés en el personaje, no lo dude y cómprelo.

Devo ancora leggere il libro quindi non so ancora dare un’opinione sul libro di per se. Per il resto arrivato nei tempi stabiliti e in condizioni perfette