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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Ziggy stardust - The Untold Story

Quote of the Day by popular music icon David Bowie: “The truth is, of course, that there is no journey..."- A cosmic reflection on identity, reinvention, and why life is less about destinations and more about constant becoming by the 'Heroes' singer and the creator of Ziggy Stardust

Rock legend David Bowie's profound quote, 'We are arriving and departing all at the same time,' challenges the notion of life as a linear journey. His philosophy, mirrored in his constant reinvention, suggests existence is a continuous process of transformation, where every new beginning inherently contains an ending. This perspective…

The Economic Times

V&A’s David Bowie archive to go on tour of UK

Exhibits will include costumes from the singer’s Ziggy Stardust period,

Evening Standard

David Bowie exhibition to tour UK with never-before-seen items

Highlights include original Ziggy Stardust costumes, instruments, and tour sketches

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Saxophones, song charts and a rejected Simpsons script: David Bowie archive to tour the UK

V&A takes exhibition of more than 100 pieces by ‘artist in constant motion’ around Britain, from Dundee to Bristol

The Guardian - UK

“The rock business has become so established, and so much like a society, that I have revolted against it." After killing off Ziggy and breaking up the band, David Bowie recorded a covers album in a French castle. This is the story of Pin Ups’ creation

After Aladdin Sane, Bowie recorded Pin Ups to pacify his label – but the critics weren't impressed

Louder

David Bowie: You're Not Alone review — Huge, loud, surprisingly emotive

4/5 This show at Lightroom threatens to give immersive experiences a good name

Evening Standard

Immersive David Bowie exhibition to offer close-up of ‘the man behind the masks’

Rare and previously unseen footage to feature in a show that celebrates Bowie as ‘a champion of human creativity’

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Life on Mars? Bowie was questing far deeper

Major Tom’s journey from lost spaceman to junkie to alien idol was never about sci-fi cheap thrills

Evening Standard

Bowie’s Goblin King casts a long spell

Bowie’s many personas shaped pop culture, but his role in "Labyrinth" is one of his most enduring legacies

Salon

Ten years after his death, is David Bowie’s musical legacy at risk of fading from view?

From the V&A to the Stranger Things finale, the pop icon still looms large – but with lower streaming figures than his peers, how many new listeners are discovering his music?

The Guardian - UK

‘A perplexing, astonishing finale’: world pays tribute to David Bowie a decade after his death

Celebrations of his life include David Bowie Day at Foyles bookshop and a re-release of classic family film Labyrinth as well as a slew of club nights

The Guardian - UK

“If you’re talking dazzling sleight of mind, radical ideas and a willingness to create shock-art for the masses, there was no one more brilliant”: Revisiting David Bowie’s career from a prog perspective

Beyond his work with Brian Eno, Robert Fripp, Rick Wakeman and others, plus comparisons to Rush, ELP and krautrock, a commitment to audacious experimentation ran through the true icon’s entire life

Louder

“His death was no different from his life - a work of art”: A decade on, we remember how David Bowie rose above his impending end to create his most poignant work

Bowie’s heartbreaking Lazarus was a rumination on the imminent end of a life lived to the full - and a lesson in how to channel the bleakest situation into enduring music

MusicRadar

“He was told it was over”: 10 years ago, David Bowie’s final and most poignant single saw him turn his own death into art

Bowie’s heartbreaking Lazarus was a rumination on the imminent end of a life lived to the full - and a lesson in how to channel the bleakest situation into enduring music

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International Business Times UK

Sophie Habboo Cradles Newborn Ziggy as She Reflects on Motherhood 'Making Sense'

Sophie Habboo has shared new photos of her newborn son, Ziggy, saying motherhood is finally 'making sense.' The Made in Chelsea alum reflected on the early days of parenting and her growing bond with her baby.

Louder

"Bowie was standing there and for a split second you could see the panic in his eyes": The story of David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust and the moments that made him a star

Band members, friends and associates tell the story of The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars

Evening Standard

Kate Moss reveals the final message she sent David Bowie before his death

The Ziggy Stardust singer died two days after his 69th birthday in 2016.

The Guardian - UK

‘The Ziggy Stardust suit sparked my adolescent awakening’: Moby, Goldie, Natalie Merchant and more delve inside Bowie’s archives

As a huge new public collection opens this weekend, famous fans pick out their touchstones – from the game-changing wardrobe that gave birth to glam to the synthesiser that drove his Berlin years

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Evening Standard

No Ziggy: Why the David Bowie biopic still isn’t happening - as Hollywood runs scared?

The film version of a memoir by one of Bowie’s early allies, is still waiting to be snapped up for production

The Independent UK

David Bowie's archive opens to the public. Fans can see and touch 1000s of his items

David Bowie's archive opens to the public this week, revealing a treasure trove of unrealized projects and personal items

Evening Standard

David Bowie at the V&A East Storehouse review: This archive is utter stardust for Ziggy fans

5/5 This new centre will let fans get up close with some of the singer’s most iconic costumes, instruments and more

The Guardian - UK

Show me the nipple-baring Ziggy knitwear! A tour inside David Bowie’s mind-boggling 90,000-item archive

From the plans for a Major Tom movie to the Aladdin Sane mask and some wild ‘artworks’ sent by fans, this Bowie treasure trove is now open to the public – and it’s the freakiest show!

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David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust hairstyle 'flopped'

Suzi Ronson has revealed how she created David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust hairstyle.

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Woody Woodmansey didn't realise how ill David Bowie was

Woody Woodmansey didn’t know his late friend and collaborator David Bowie was “seriously” ill until he died.

The Guardian - UK

Kate Moss takes on David Bowie in her first ever podcast: best listens of the week

The global fashion star chats to famous musicians about her friend – the man behind Ziggy Stardust. Plus, a comedian borrows a Hollywood celeb’s car for off-the-wall interviews

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