Born Davy Jones in Brixton in 1947 and bred in the leafy suburbs of Bromley, Davy Jones was the first stage (and real name) of David Bowie. He studied music and took up jazz on his plastic saxophone. A series of unsuccessful post-rock‘n’roll bands left the aspiring star a little disheartened and inspired his move and change to David Bowie.
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His first and arguably greatest alter ego was born when Bowie broke through into the mainstream with Ziggy Stardust. Face daubed with a lightening bolt and mullet hairstyle dyed crimson red, Ziggy Stardust was a bisexual rock star alien who acted as a messenger for extra-terrestrial beings. Bowie’s androgynous, wafer-thin doppelganger came to redefine an entire era of rock’n’roll.
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Aladdin Sane was a continuation of Ziggy Stardust. The protagonist of his sixth album, Bowie describes the alter ego as “Ziggy goes to America” because the album was inspired by his 1972 US tour. Later, he also told friends that the character was inspired by his brother Terry who was diagnosed with schitzophrenia. After all, the name is based on the pun ‘A Lad Insane’.
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