The most recognizable incarnation, David Bowie made his mainstream breakthrough as the intergalactic glam poster boy Ziggy Stardust, named after his 1972 album "The Rise And Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars." His following album "Aladdin Sane" (a play on the phrase "a lad insane") introduced a rougher version of the character, which Bowie simply described as "Ziggy goes to America." The album cover for "Aladdin Sane" features the ...
more The most recognizable incarnation, David Bowie made his mainstream breakthrough as the intergalactic glam poster boy Ziggy Stardust, named after his 1972 album "The Rise And Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars." His following album "Aladdin Sane" (a play on the phrase "a lad insane") introduced a rougher version of the character, which Bowie simply described as "Ziggy goes to America." The album cover for "Aladdin Sane" features the oft-imitated image of Bowie with a lightning bolt on his face--so it could be said it's Aladdin Sane, not Ziggy, who wears the iconic bolt. Photos: David Bowie performs as Ziggy Stardust, 1973 in Hammersmith, London, United Kingdom.
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