Love Affair with David Bowie.

My love affair, with David Bowie, began the day i heard "Let's Dance" and it has been going strong ever since. I am a little embarrassed to admit that i may or may not have "made out" with his photo on the "Let's Dance" album cover. As a teenage girl my walls were littered with posters, photos and anything and everything David Bowie, it was quite a sight!
Of course being a naive teenager, i did not know that David Bowie had a career before "Let's Dance", i soon found out I was wrong. My Uncle Bill introduced me to some of Mr. Bowie's older music," Suffragette City, Starman, Ch-Ch-Changes", my Uncle graciously recorded every record he had on cassette for me. " The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust, Hunky Dory, The Man Who Sold the World, Space Oddity" i played those cassettes until they died.
"The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars" is by far my favorite Bowie album. This album told a story, a story of a rock and roll character "Ziggy Stardust." Ziggy was an alien who was pretending to be human and he brought with him a message of hope, peace and love. Poor Ziggy Stardust did not live long, he was destroyed by his excessive drug use, sex and by the fans he inspired. Ziggy Stardust was a persona made up by David Bowie in the early 70's, a concert tour centered around it, where he wore some very elaborate costumes, it was a huge success.

David Bowie is one of the most important Rock Stars, of all time. He challenged Rock-n-Roll music's core beliefs and created one of the biggest cult followings in popular culture. He has inspired  many musicians, T. Rex, Joy Division, Lou Reed, The New York Dolls, Morrisey, Nine Inch Nails and The Pixies.  Ironically, some of the same artists that David Bowie inspired, later inspired Bowie, as an artist always reinventing his appearance along with his musical styles.
I have never been lucky enough to see David Bowie live in concert, but one can only hope. Bowie's last tour, the Reality Tour, 2003-2004, was plagued with problems, his own health issues, a technician killed by a bolt of lightening, and being struck by a lollipop in the eye while performing on stage. Mr. Bowie has not performed since 2006, and as of now has no intentions of touring anytime soon. Of course it is a life dream to see him in concert, but i am happy to have celebrated David Bowie's music collection since i was 12 years old. My relationship with David Bowie has been an exciting and rewarding lifelong journey and i look forward to growing old with him.