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David Bowie: 1947 — 2016
David Bowie: 1947 — 2016
January 11, 2016, 9:23 AM
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David Bowie's career lasted five decades. Here's a photographic look back at the star's life.
This is an Oct., 1972 photo of British singer David Bowie. (AP Photo)
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British glam rocker David Bowie performs at New York's Radio City Music Hall, Nov. 1, 1974. (AP Photo/Suzanne Vlamis)
AP Photo/Suzanne Vlamis
Actress Moniqye Van Vooren and Rock Singer David Bowie attend rhe movie premier of "Close Encounters Of A Third Kind" at New York's Ziegfeld Theater Tuesday night, November 15, 1977. (AP Photo)
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Actor-singer David Bowie is shown during a news conference after rehearsal at the Booth Theater in New York City on Sept. 17, 1980. Bowie is appearing in the Broadway production of "The Elephant Man." (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler)
AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler
Pop star David Bowie, wearing a business suit, smiles while being photographed at a press reception May 22, 1983, at London's Claridge Hotel. Bowie, once the glitter-garbed Ziggy Stardust, the enigmatic man who fell to Earth, and the wigged-out thin and freakish singer who fled Los Angeles, has metamorphosed again. (AP Photo)
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Rock stars David Bowie, left, and Peter Frampton are seen at a news conference in New York where Bowie announced his North American tour, March 18, 1987. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
AP Photo/Richard Drew
Singer/songwriter David Bowie performs during his Sound+Vision tour at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, May 26, 1990. Bowie's tour highlights his entire career and incorporates a large video screen that spotlights different phases of the performer's past. (AP Photo/Sam Jones)
AP Photo/Sam Jones
British rock singer David Bowie and his wife, supermodel Iman, on the right, join actress Melanie Griffith and her husband, actor Don Johnson, at the 25th anniversary party for Rolling Stone Magazine, at New York City's Four Seasons restaurant, on November 12, 1992. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
AP Photo/Mark Lennihan
Supermodel Iman and her husband, rock legend David Bowie, arrive at the New York premiere of "Hannibal," at the Ziegfeld Theatre, Monday, Feb. 5, 2001. (AP Photo/Darla Khazei)
AP Photo/Darla Khazei
Musician David Bowie kicked off the benefit "Concert for New York," with a rendition of Paul Simon's "America," at New York's Madison Square Garden, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2001. (AP Photo/Beth A. Keiser
Iman, left, and her husband singer David Bowie arrive at the 2002 Council of Fashion Designers of America Fashion Awards, Monday, June 3, 2002, in New York. Iman is wearing vintage earrings that Bowie gave her for their 10th wedding anniversary. (AP Photo/Suzanne Plunkett)
AP Photo/Suzanne Plunkett
Singer David Bowie arrives with his wife Iman for the Film Society of Lincoln Center's gala tribute to actress Susan Sarandon held in New York, Monday, May 5, 2003. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson)
AP Photo/Stuart Ramson
Model Iman and her husband, rock star David Bowie, arrive for a party hosted by Vogue magazine Thursday, May 29, 2003 in New York. The party honored Victoria and David Beckham's upcoming layout in the magazine. (AP Photo/Chad Rachman)
AP Photo/Chad Rachman
Singer/songwriter David Bowie launches the United States leg of his worldwide "A Reality Tour," performing at Madison Square Garden, Monday, Dec. 15, 2003, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
AP Photo/Kathy Willens
British rock legend David Bowie smiles during a press conference in Tokyo Monday, March 8, 2004. The 57-year-old singer-songwriter is in Japan as part of his world tour. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
AP Photo/Koji Sasahara
David Bowie performs at the 2nd annual Audi and Conde Nast Publications "Never Follow" campaign which honored his achievements in music, Monday, May 3, 2004, in New York. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)
AP Photo/Louis Lanzano
David Bowie performs at the 2nd annual Audi and Conde Nast Publications "Never Follow" campaign which honored his achievements in music, Monday, May 3, 2004, in New York. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)
AP Photo/Louis Lanzano
British glam rocker David Bowie performs at New York's Radio City Music Hall, Nov. 1, 1974. (AP Photo/Suzanne Vlamis)
AP Photo/Suzanne Vlamis
David Bowie visits his attorney before his city court appearance in Rochester to answer to charges of illegal possession of drugs, Thursday, March 25, 1976. Bowie was arrested early on Sunday, March 21, 1976, folowing a concert in Rochester. (AP Photo)
AP Photo
British rock singer, David Bowie, shown performing at a New York concert in May 1978. (AP Photo/Brian Killigrew)
AP Photo/Brian Killigrew
David Bowie laughs while attending a party during the 31st International Film Festival in Cannes on Tuesday, May 24, 1978. (AP Photo/Levy)
AP Photo/Levy
Rock star David Bowie is seen during rehearsals for the Broadway play "The Elephant Man," Sept. 17, 1980, in which he plays the title role. This will be his acting debut. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler)
AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler
Rock star turned actor David Bowie is seen rehearsing a scene in the Broadway show "The Elephant Man" with co-star Patricia Elliott, Sept. 17, 1980. Bowie plays the title role. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler)
AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler
Rock star turned actor David Bowie is seen rehearsing a scene in the Broadway show "The Elephant Man", Sept. 17, 1980. Bowie plays the title role. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler)
AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler
Singer Linda Ronstadt visits British rocker David Bowie backstage during his break in the Broadway play "The Elephant Man," at the Booth Theater in New York, Dec. 5, 1980. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
AP Photo/Richard Drew
Deborah Harry of the rock band Blondie visits David Bowie backstage at the Booth Theater where he is starring in "The Elephant Man," Nov. 1980. (AP Photo/Nancy Kaye)
AP Photo/Nancy Kaye
David Bowie and ballet dancer Melissa Hurley are seen at a party in Los Angeles in May, 1988. (AP Photo)
AP Photo
David Bowie sits holding a cigarette in Cannes, May, 1983. (AP Photo)
AP Photo
An undated photo of British singer and actor David Bowie. (AP Photo)
AP Photo
David Bowie is seen during a press photo call at a hotel in London, March 17, 1983. Bowie is due to release a new album and national tour later in the year. (AP Photo/Redman)
AP Photo/Redman
David Bowie is seen during a press photo call at a hotel in London, March 17, 1983. Bowie is due to release a new album and national tour later in the year. (AP Photo/Redman)
AP Photo/Redman
David Bowie performs during a concert in Brussels on Wednesday, May 18, 1983. NORWAY OUT(AP Photo/Bjaaland)
AP Photo/Bjaaland
British singer David Bowie performs at Live Aid famine relief concert at Wembley Stadium in London, England July 13, 1985.(AP Photo)
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Rock star David Bowie performs on stage at Wembley Stadium, London, July 13, 1985, during the Live Aid famine relief rock concert. (AP Photo/Joe Schaber)
AP Photo/Joe Schaber
Paul McCartney, center, and his wife Linda McCartney, applaud David Bowie, left, and Bob Geldof, right, at the end of the London part of the Live Aid famine relief concert at Wembley Stadium, Saturday, July 13, 1985. At far left is Pete Townsend of The Who. The concert continued being broadcast around the world on TV from Philadelphia. )(AP Photo/Joe Schaber)
AP Photo/Joe Schaber
Sean Lennon, left and his mother, Yoko Ono, accompanied by David Bowie, right, arrive for the premier of "Santa Claus: The Movie" on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 1985 in New York. Man behind Sean is unidentified guard. (AP Photo/David Bookstaver)
AP Photo/David Bookstaver
Rock stars David Bowie, left, and Peter Frampton are seen at a news conference in New York where Bowie announced his North American tour, March 18, 1987. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
AP Photo/Richard Drew
David Bowie performs during his concert at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, June 20, 1987. (AP Photo)
AP Photo
David Bowie performs on stage during his concert at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, June 20, 1987. (AP Photo)
AP Photo
David Bowie sings and points toward the crowd during his concert at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, June 20, 1987. (AP Photo)
AP Photo
David Bowie performs during his concert at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, June 20, 1987. (AP Photo)
AP Photo
David Bowie performs during his concert in Birmingham on Monday, March 20, 1990. (AP Photo/N.Team)
AP Photo/N.Team
David Bowie performs during the first show of his "Sound and Vision" world tour in Quebec City on Sunday, March 4, 1990. (AP Photo/Jacques Boissinot)
AP Photo/Jacques Boissinot
David Bowie plays an acoustic guitar while being photographed at a press conference in Tokyo on May 19, 1990. (AP Photo)
AP Photo
Singer/songwriter David Bowie performs during his Sound+Vision tour at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, May 26, 1990. Bowie's tour highlights his entire career and incorporates a large video screen that spotlights different phases of the performer's past. (AP Photo/Sam Jones)
AP Photo/Sam Jones
Rock singers David Bowie and Annie Lennox perform a duet at Wembley Stadium in London, April 20, 1992, during a concert in memory of Freddie Mercury, who died last year of AIDS. At least 72,000 fans attended the concert. (AP Photo/Gillian Allen)
AP Photo/Gillian Allen
David Bowie is seen with Iman smiling in 1991. The couple married in Lausanne on April 24, 1992. (AP Photo, file)
AP Photo, file
British rock singer David Bowie and his wife, supermodel Iman, are seen backstage at the Prince of Wales "Concert of Hope" to mark World AIDS Day at London's Wembley Arena, on December 1, 1993. (AP Photo/Gill Allen)
AP Photo/Gill Allen
David Bowie and his wife Iman arrive for the premiere of "Nell" in New York, Dec. 6, 1994. (AP Photo/David Alloca)
AP Photo/David Alloca
David Bowie sings during a concert appearance in Hartford, Conn., Thursday, Sept. 14, 1995. The Hartford concert is the first concert of Bowie's current tour. (AP Photo/Bob Child)
AP Photo/Bob Child
The ever-changing David Bowie, sporting his latest goateed, dark look, performs in Columbus, Ohio, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 1995. Bowie is touring to support his most recent album "Outside" which is based on characters whom first appeared in a recent short story written by Bowie. The album, which is about a society in chaos heading toward the end of the century, is the result of a rekindled collaboration with co-producer Brian Eno. (AP Photo/Chris Kasson)
AP Photo/Chris Kasson
Singer David Bowie, shown in this 1990 file photo, who began as a cult phenomenon in England in the 1960s, and later emerged as a leading performer of the 70s and 80s, heads the list of 1996 inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. Other inductees announced on Monday, Oct. 30, 1995 include Pink Floyd, Gladys Knight and the Pips and Jefferson Airplane. Induction ceremonies will be held in January at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. (AP Photo/File)
AP Photo/File
Rock 'n' roll legend David Bowie gestures to the crowd before receiving the 2,083rd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 1997, as his wife, supermodel Iman, looks on. Bowie released his latest album, "Earthling," on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
AP Photo/Chris Pizzello
Rock 'n' roll legend David Bowie waves to the crowd after receiving the 2,083rd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles Wednesday, Feb. 12, 1997. Bowie released his latest album, "Earthling," on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
AP Photo/Chris Pizzello
David Bowie performs during the "Fashion Rocks" concert Thursday, Sept. 8, 2005 in New York's Radio City Music Hall. Proceeds from the concert will be donated to hurricane Katrina relief. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)
AP Photo/Jeff Christensen
David Bowie and wife Iman arrive for the Vanity Fair party to celebrate the 5th Annual Tribeca Film Festival, Wednesday, April 26, 2006, in New York. The festival opened Tuesday and will feature screenings of more than 250 films during a two week period. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)
AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano
David Bowie, left and Iman arrive to the opening of the Metropolitan Opera 2006/07 season, Monday, September 25, 2006 in New York. (AP Photo/Dima Gavrysh)
AP Photo/Dima Gavrysh
David Bowie arrives to the opening of the Metropolitan Opera 2006-2007 season, on September 25, 2006 in New York . Bowie will be a guest on Nickelodeon's animated "SpongeBob SquarePants," providing the voice for a character called Lord Royal Highness in a show that will air next year.(AP Photo/Dima Gavrysh)
AP Photo/Dima Gavrysh
Iman and husband David Bowie pose for pictures on the red carpet at the 2006 Glamour Women of the Year awards New York, Monday, Oct. 30, 2006. Iman was among the honorees at the 17th annual awards presentation that honors extraordinary and inspirational women. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
AP Photo/Seth Wenig
British glam rocker David Bowie is seen in 1973 during his Ziggy Stardust period. (AP Photo)
AP Photo
Rock superstar David Bowie, making his first musical performance in America in half a decade, performs on stage at the U.S. Festival on May 31, 1983 at Glen Helen Regional Park in Devore, Calif. Bowie performed on closing night at the festival. (AP Photo/stf/Lennox McLendon)
AP Photo/stf/Lennox McLendon
Singer David Bowie performs before an estimated 61,000 fans Sept. 3, 1987 at Sullivan Stadium in Foxboro, Mass. (AP Photo/stf-Elise Amendola)
AP Photo/stf-Elise Amendola
David Bowie is shown as he prepares for an appearance on ABC-TV's "Good Morning America", in New York, Sept. 3, 1980. (AP Photo/Dave Pickoff)
AP Photo/Dave Pickoff
Musician David Bowie, left, and model Iman arrives to the Food Bank for New York Citys fifth annual Can-Do dinner awards held at Pier Sixty in New York City on Monday, April 23, 2007. (AP Photo/Adam Rountree)
AP Photo/Adam Rountree
Model Iman and her husband singer David Bowie laugh as arrive at the Vanity Fair Tribeca Film Festival Party, Tuesday, April 24, 2007 in New York. (AP Photo/Dima Gavrysh)
AP Photo/Dima Gavrysh
Iman and David Bowie arrive at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala in New York, Monday, May 7, 2007. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
AP Photo/Seth Wenig
Musician David Bowie, left, and model Iman pose for a photo at the CFDA Fashion Awards in New York, Monday, June 4, 2007. The annual gala celebrates the year's leading designers and trend setters. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson)
AP Photo/Stuart Ramson
Rock musician David Bowie is shown in 1987. (AP Photo)
AP Photo
In this Dec. 15, 2003 file photo, singer/songwriter David Bowie launches his United States leg of his worldwide tour called "A Reality Tour," at Madison Square Garden in New York. Bowie, the innovative and iconic singer whose illustrious career lasted five decades, died Monday, Jan. 11, 2016, after battling cancer for 18 months. He was 69 (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File
Iman and David Bowie arrive at the Keep a Child Alive annual Black Ball benefit event, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008, in New York. (AP Photo/Andy Kropa)
AP Photo/Andy Kropa
Musician David Bowie arrives at the Keep a Child Alive annual Black Ball benefit event, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008, in New York. (AP Photo/Andy Kropa)
AP Photo/Andy Kropa
David Bowie and Iman arrive for the premiere of "Moon" during the Tribeca Film Festival at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center Thursday, April 30, 2009 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
AP Photo/Jason DeCrow
Director Duncan Jones, left, and his father David Bowie arrive for the premiere of "Moon" during the Tribeca Film Festival at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center Thursday, April 30, 2009 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
AP Photo/Jason DeCrow
Director Duncan Jones, left, and his father David Bowie arrive for the premiere of "Moon" during the Tribeca Film Festival at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center Thursday, April 30, 2009 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
AP Photo/Jason DeCrow
Madonna holds an early photo of David Bowie after accepting for the British singer at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions in New York s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel Wednesday, Jan. 17, 1996. (AP Photo/Joe Tabacca)
AP Photo/Joe Tabacca
Entertainer David Bowie performs during a concert celebrating his 50th birthday Thursday, Jan. 9, 1997, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm)
AP Photo/Ron Frehm
Entertainer David Bowie performs during a concert celebrating his 50th birthday, Thursday, Jan. 9, 1997, at Madison Square Garden in New York. The British icon, whose stage persona has transformed from Ziggy Stardust to Thin White Duke, is marketing bonds that will pay interest from royalties on some of his old songs. The bonds are creative for both the investment world and the entertainment industry. They allow Bowie to collect $55 million up front instead of waiting for the royalty checks totrickle in over many years. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm,File)
AP Photo/Ron Frehm,File
David Bowie attends an awards show in this June 5, 2007 file photo taken in New York. The English singer announced Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013 his 66th birthday, that he has released his first song in 10 years titled "Where Are We Now?" A new album, "The Next Day," will be out March 11 and 12 in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)
AP Photo/Stephen Chernin
In this Sept. 14, 1995, file photo, David Bowie performs in Hartford, Conn. Bowie, the innovative and iconic singer whose illustrious career lasted five decades, died Monday, Jan. 11, 2016, after battling cancer for 18 months. He was 69. (AP Photo/Bob Child, File)
AP Photo/Bob Child, File
A copy of David Bowie's "Starman" record is seen, Thursday, April 19, 2012, in Scarborough, Maine. The seven-inch vinyl record is being released for Record Store Day on Saturday, April 21. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty
Rocker David Bowie, right, points to the hamburger that he wants for lunch during a barbecue for his crew at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, July 27, 1987. Bowie will kickoff the U.S. portion of his "Glass Spider" tour in Philadelphia this Thursday and Friday. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
AP Photo/Charles Krupa
In this June 3, 2002, file photo, Iman, left, and her husband, singer David Bowie arrive at the Council of Fashion Designers of America Fashion Awards in New York. Bowie, the innovative and iconic singer whose illustrious career lasted five decades, died Monday, Jan. 11, 2016, after battling cancer for 18 months. He was 69. (AP Photo/Suzanne Plunkett, File)
AP Photo/Suzanne Plunkett, File
A reflection of the costume that David Bowie wore as Ziggy Stardust on tour and during a performance of 'Starman' on British pop music show Top of The Pops, is photographed as part of a retrospective David Bowie exhibition, entitled David Bowie Is, at the V&A Museum in west London, Wednesday, Mar. 20, 2013, thats features 300 objects including handwritten lyrics, original costumes, fashion, photography, film, music videos, set designs and Bowie's own instruments.(Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP
The team that created the film "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" is pictured in Paris, May 11, 1983. From left: Jack Thomas, producer; Ryuichi Sakamoto, musical composer; David Bowie, star, and Nagisa Oshima, director. (AP Photo/Jacques Langevin)
AP Photo/Jacques Langevin
David Bowie appears on a giant screen with various costumes he performed in, as part of a retrospective David Bowie exhibition, entitled David Bowie Is, at the Paris Philharmonic Museum, France. Friday, Feb. 27, 2015, that features 300 objects including handwritten lyrics, original costumes, fashion, photography, film, music videos, set designs and Bowie's own instruments. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)
AP Photo/Jacques Brinon
David Bowie performs on stage at London's Wembley Stadium during the Live Aid famine relief rock concert, July 13, 1985. (AP Photo/Joe Schaber)
AP Photo/Joe Schaber
In this June 6, 2005 file photo, singer David Bowie and his wife Iman pose at the 2005 CFDA Fashion Awards in New York. Bowie, the innovative and iconic singer whose illustrious career lasted five decades, died Monday, Jan. 11, 2015, after battling cancer for 18 months. He was 69 (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson, File)
AP Photo/Stuart Ramson, File
In this Sept. 14, 1995, file photo, David Bowie performs during a concert in Hartford, Conn. Bowie, the innovative and iconic singer whose illustrious career lasted five decades, died Monday, Jan. 11, 2016, after battling cancer for 18 months. He was 69. (AP Photo/Bob Child, File)
AP Photo/Bob Child, File
Costumes seen at the VIP reception for the 'David Bowie Is' exhibition at the V&A Museum in London on Wednesday, March 20, 2013. (Photo by Jon Furniss/Invision)
Photo by Jon Furniss/Invision
In this Oct. 25, 2007 file photo, David Bowie arrives at the Fourth Annual Black Ball Concert for "Keep A Child Alive" in New York. Musical chameleon David Bowie is starting the year with two nominations for Britain's leading music awards, the Brits. Bowie, who turned 67 on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014, is up for male British artist of the year and album of the year, for his first release in a decade, "The Next Day." (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin, File)
AP Photo/Stephen Chernin, File
In this Jan. 9, 1997, file photo, David Bowie performs during a concert celebrating his 50th birthday, at Madison Square Garden in New York. Bowie, the innovative and iconic singer whose illustrious career lasted five decades, died Monday, Jan. 11, 2016, after battling cancer for 18 months. He was 69. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm, File)
AP Photo/Ron Frehm, File
The team that created the film "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" is pictured in Paris, May 11, 1983. From left: David Bowie, star; Jack Thomas, producer; Nagisa Oshima, director, and Ryuichi Sakamoto, musical composer. (AP Photo/Jacques Langevin)
AP Photo/Jacques Langevin
FILE i In this Sept. 17, 1980, file photo, David Bowie listens during a news conference after a rehearsal at the Booth Theater in New York. Bowie was appearing in the Broadway production of "The Elephant Man." Bowie, the innovative and iconic singer whose illustrious career lasted five decades, died Monday, Jan. 11, 2016, after battling cancer for 18 months. He was 69. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, FIle)
AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, FIle
David Bowie in his Ziggy Stardust period is pictured in Philadelphia, Dec. 1, 1972. (AP Photo/Brian Horton)
AP Photo/Brian Horton
David Bowie appears on a giant screen with various costumes he performed in, as part of a retrospective David Bowie exhibition, entitled David Bowie Is, at the V&A Museum in west London, Wednesday, Mar. 20, 2013, that features 300 objects including handwritten lyrics, original costumes, fashion, photography, film, music videos, set designs and Bowie's own instruments.(Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP
David Bowie is shown as he prepares for an appearance on ABC-TV's "Good Morning America", in New York, Sept. 3, 1980. (AP Photo/Dave Pickoff)
AP Photo/Dave Pickoff
Rocker David Bowie is pictured at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, July 27, 1987. Bowie will kickoff the U.S. portion of his "Glass Spider" tour in Philadelphia this Thursday and Friday. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
AP Photo/Charles Krupa
In this June 7, 2010 file photo, David Bowie attends the 2010 CFDA Fashion Awards in New York. Bowie, the innovative and iconic singer whose illustrious career lasted five decades, died Monday, Jan. 11, 2016, after battling cancer for 18 months. He was 69. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, File)
AP Photo/Peter Kramer, File
Costumes seen at the VIP reception for the 'David Bowie Is' exhibition at the V&A Museum in London on Wednesday, March 20, 2013. (Photo by Jon Furniss/Invision)
Photo by Jon Furniss/Invision
In this Nov. 1, 1974, file photo, David Bowie performs at Radio City Music Hall in New York. Bowie, the innovative and iconic singer whose illustrious career lasted five decades, died Monday, Jan. 11, 2016, after battling cancer for 18 months. He was 69. (AP Photo/Suzanne Vlamis, File)
AP Photo/Suzanne Vlamis, File
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