Most know him as Ziggy Stardust, the androgynous-alien-rockstar-messiah. Others know him as The Thin White Duke, or Halloween Jack, ‘the real cool cat’ from Hunger City. What lies behind these distinct, glittering personas and their iconic melodies is a story of resilience and vulnerability that fuelled relentless reinvention. Join us on an electrifying journey through the life, music, and legacy of David Bowie with music journalist Peter Doggett. Look beyond the chart-topping hits and dive deeper into Bowie’s sources of inspiration from early childhood, artistic influences and creative process. Explore how he retained a unique, creative core throughout each era, despite embracing innovation and change in his sound and expression, and his willingness to risk failure to achieve success.

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Peter Doggett has been writing professionally since 1980. After more than two decades as a magazine journalist and editor, interviewing hundreds of musicians, authors and other public figures, he has worked for the past twenty years as a full-time author and cultural historian. Amongst his extensive catalogue of published works is The Man Who Sold the World (2009), an incisive exploration of David Bowie’s life and work during the turbulent 1970s, blending biographical insight with acute musical and cultural analysis.

Reviews for The Man Who Sold the World

⭐ Thrilling…takes its place next to Revolution in the Head on the short shelf of necessary reading about pop. Praise doesn’t come any higher. – Observer

⭐ An astonishing and absorbing work that expertly unpicks this explosively creative time in Bowie’s life… Ultimately, Doggett’s insight and enthusiasm should send you back to the music. If you do so the book will ensure you experience something entirely new. – Sunday Times

⭐ A meticulous and engaging insight into the golden years of one of pop’s true innovators. For those who love Bowie – a must. – Mark Radcliffe

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