Tag: David Bowie

When the pop singer went avant garde, he traded narrative meaning for emotional truth to explore those things that lay beyond language.

Michael Gonzales reflects on the deaths of a dear friend, and a bookworm he idolized: David Bowie.

David Bowie came out as gay in an interview with Melody Maker magazine in 1972, and it was the closet door heard ’round the world. But what did he mean by it?

At Jezebel, Jia Tolentino has written a superb essay about Lori Maddox, who recounted losing her virginity to David Bowie when she was 15 years old: There are no precise enough words or satisfying enough conclusions to fully account for her story, or any like it. It’s easy to see what Bowie represents here: a […]

Here are six stories about the rock star who left a mark on music, fashion, and art.