David Bowie & Elizabeth Taylor : The Shocking Truth

David Robert Jones, born on 8th January 1947, in Brixton, south London, England, known professionally as David Bowie, was a singer, songwriter and actor, having been a leading figure in popular music for over five decades, acclaimed by critics and other musicians for his creativity. His career was strong on reinvention and visual presentation, his innovative music and stagecraft having significantly influenced popular music. During his lifetime, his record sales, were estimated at 140 million albums worldwide, having been awarded nine UK platinum album certifications, eleven gold and eight silver, with eleven number-one albums. In the US, he received five platinum and nine gold certifications, having been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. Bowie developed an interest in music as a youth, studying art, music and design, before embarking on a professional career as a musician in 1963. "Space Oddity" became his first top-five entry on the UK Singles Chart, after its release in July 1969. After a period of experimentation, he re-emerged in 1972 during the glam rock era, with his flamboyant and androgynous alter ego Ziggy Stardust. The character was instrumental in the success of his single "Starman" and album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. In 1975, Bowie's style shifted radically, having developed a sound he characterised as "plastic soul", which at first alienated many of his UK fans but gave him his first major US crossover success, with the # 1 single "Fame" and the album Young Americans. In 1976, Bowie starred in the cult film The Man Who Fell to Earth, directed by Nicolas Roeg then the following year, produced the electronic-inflected album Low (1977), the first of three collaborations with Brian Eno that would come to be known as the "Berlin Trilogy". "Heroes" (1977) and Lodger (1979) followed, with each album reaching the UK top five and receiving enduring critical praise. After experiencing fluctuating fortunes in the late 1970s, Bowie had UK # 1's with the 1980 single "Ashes to Ashes", its parent album Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps), and "Under Pressure", a 1981 collaboration with Queen. He then reached the pinnacle of his success in 1983 with Let's Dance, its title track topping both UK and US charts. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Bowie continued to experiment with musical styles, including industrial and jungle. He also expanded his acting career, with his roles having included Major Cellie