How Did David Bowie Impact The World

The sixty’s had such a huge impact on the world, with the uprising of Hippies protesting to Martin Luther King fighting for rights and “music wise” Woodstock; a place where three days of peace happened and so many talented people performed, but all that ended when the Talented, Artistic, British musical chameleon was born; bringing a new sound to music.

David Bowie (David Robert Jones) was born to Haywood Stenton Jones & Margret Mary Jones on January 8, 1947 in Brixton, London. David was married to Angela Barnett and had a son together (Zowie) in 1971, they later divorced in 1980.

David Bowie showed an interest in music from an early age; mastering the saxophone age 13, being inspired by his brother Terry, David Graduated high school and
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David Bowie was not only a musician, he was also an Actor, getting the main character like in movies such as “The Labyrinth” “The Man Who Fell to Earth” and many more. David Bowie was bouncing back and forth to acting and writing music and at the same time struggling to sell his albums with the help of his new wife Iman, whom he married in April 24, 1992.

One of David’s most memorable songs from the album Hunky Dory in 1971 was “Changes “. Which was also made into a single album in 1972. Changes was written by David at a memorable life changing event for him. His wife Angela, was pregnant with his son soon to be Zowie Bowie. David was ecstatic to be a father thus through his creativity and the new changes he foresaw in his life, produced the song Changes. This song unintentionally became a hit song at his concerts when the audience chanted and begged to hear him sing. The song Changes also appeared in the movie Shrek in 2001. In an interview with David Bowie he was asked about his song “Changes” and how he played a role on change to the world, His response was, “My trousers changed the world, I think it was more the shoes. It was the