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The Age of Bowie

By: Paul Morley
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'A handsome six footer with a warm and engaging personality, Davie Jones has all it takes to get to the show business heights including . . . talent.' David Bowie at 17 in May, 1964 writing his own press biography.
Respected arts commentator Paul Morley, one of the team who curated the highly successful retrospective exhibition for the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, David Bowie Is . . . constructs the definitive story of Bowie that explores how he worked, played, aged, structured his ideas, invented the future and entered history as someone who could and would never be forgotten. Morley will capture the greatest moments of Bowie’s career; from the recording studio with the likes of Brian Eno and Tony Visconti; to iconic live performances from the 1970s, 80s and 90s, as well as the various encounters and artistic relationships he developed with rock luminaries John Lennon, Lou Reed and Iggy Pop. And of course, discuss in detail his much-heralded, and critically-acclaimed comeback with the release of Black Star just days before his shocking death in New York.
Morley will offer a startling biographical critique of David Bowie’s legacy, showing how he never stayed still even when he withdrew from the spotlight, how he always knew his own worth, and released a dazzling plethora of mobile Bowies into the world with a bloody-minded determination and a voluptuous imagination to create something amazing that was not there before. Entertainment & Celebrities Celebrity Thought-Provoking
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The book was difficult to follow and the language used was somewhat obscure.
(One funny detail was how the author pronounces "br". )

Author assumes you know all about Bowie already, so this is not a biography. Also, this was more like a self opinion, not studied and researched fact telling.

You already need to know - not a biography

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There's no doubting Paul Morley"s fandom of Bowie but I found this book incredibly tedious as it was, at times, no more than a long rambling monologue by the author/narrator which was screaming for a brutal edit. Bowie was a true one off so it's hard to accept the author stating that Bowie is thinking this or that. Bowie thought on a different level to us mere mortals and we should just leave it at that.

Disappointing

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I always worry that knowing too much about your favourite musician might remove the interest, mystery and fascination but this audio book did the complete opposite. It is a truly magnificent account of Bowie’s life and music, in so much detail but not too much detail. A long listen but truly worthwhile listening!

The Age of Bowie

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loved this book and the writing style. it was about my time and how I got Bowie. perfect.

great insight

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For a book about Bowie, there is a lot about the author that I didn't want to know and was not remotely interested in. He seems to like long words where simpler ones will do too.

Pretentious

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