David Bowie felt Ziggy Stardust was more ‘credible’ than The Monkees’ plastic music According to Rolling Stone, Bowie compared Ziggy Stardust to The Monkees.

In his album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, David Bowie copied part of a song from The Beatles ‘ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.

Though it may be hard to believe given the huge impact that Bowie’s first persona had on music thereafter, he only played as Stardust for a little more than a year. The character was retired at ...

The latest piece of celebrity memorabilia being made available is a handwritten lyric sheet penned by David Bowie, with estimates that the souvenir could reach up to £100,000 ($126,000) when it ...

And that was what was needed at the time.”u2028 In fact, what Bowie concocted on 1972’s The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars was more than just a fresh, clever concept.

Music Music’s most astonishing alter egos, from Ziggy Stardust to Madame X By Chuck Arnold Published Feb. 4, 2021 ...

David Bowie's “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars,” a defining moment of the glam-rock era, gets the treatment it deserves.

When David Bowie released his fifth album, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, on June 16, 1972, he not only transformed the trajectory of his career; with the Ziggy ...

Like an artifact from some alien civilization, Bowie’s fifth album, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, was unveiled on June 16, 1972.

The new 5-CD 'Rock and Roll Star' boxed set traces the history of David Bowie's iconic 'Ziggy Stardust' album, from demos and outtakes to live tracks.