In 1975, David Bowie moved away from his glam rock persona with the song “Fame.” The funk rock classic from Bowie’s ninth studio album, Young Americans, hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on September ...
The story began in 1974, when Bowie met one of his greatest heroes at a party hosted by Elizabeth Taylor. Though Bowie was already a rising legend, he was deeply intimidated by Lennon. "I think we ...
David Bowie could make nice when he needed to with his label, but it took the right song for him to realise that he didn't ...
Apparently, “Fame” does in fact make a man think things over. In his first-ever U.S. No. 1 hit, David Bowie mused, Fame, not your brain, it’s just the flame / That burns your change to keep you insane ...