He sold over million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. In the UK alone, he scored 11 number one albums so far , and he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in He even made a name for himself in Hollywood, appearing in films such as Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, Labyrinth and The Prestige among others. Bowie's final live performance was at a charity event in , and following a return to form with two highly-praised albums, he passed away in , aged But where was David Bowie born and how big was his family?
Here's all the important facts about the late musician:. She worked as a waitress at a cinema in Royal Tunbridge Wells. His father, Haywood Stenton 'John' Jones , was from Doncaster, Yorkshire, and worked as a promotions officer for the children's charity Barnardo's.
Angela later said: "We got married so that I could [get a permit to] work. I didn't think it would last and David said, before we got married, 'I'm not really in love with you' and I thought that's probably a good thing. Will they reunite again? However, despite their marriage only lasting a short time, Angie gave birth to their son, Zowie, on May 30, When Zowie was just eight-years-old, in , Angie and Bowie divorced, and the singer had full custody of his son.
In , Bowie married his second wife, Somali model Iman, and the couple had a private ceremony in Switzerland. Bowie also took on a step-daughter, Zulekha Haywood, who was born to Iman and her former husband Spencer Haywood in Sadly, Iman was left a widow and their children without a father when Bowie died of liver cancer on January 10, David Bowie makes predictions for the future in Guitar — no thanks!
Bless him. He kept on trying and nothing was happening. Nothing would take. Jones, who chose to go by Bowie's real last name, started to make a name for himself outside of his father's life. But that doesn't mean Bowie's way of life didn't have any effect on Jones as a kid growing up on movie sets, and the backstages in the height of the glam rock scene. In fact Bowie's interest in films sparked his own fascination with film, which has gotten him to where he is now, a successful Hollywood director.
Bowie had an extreme wealth of knowledge on films that Jones was able to take from and they watched films together all the time. As Jones started looking into movie making, Bowie was always supportive and, "he gave me the time and the support to find my feet and the confidence to do what I do. Now, Jones has gone on to make sci-fiction films like Moon , Source Code , and Warcraft , which is funny considering his father was obsessed with all things sci-fi.
Multiple Bowie songs, Bowie's own glam rock style, and a film that featured Bowie as an alien can all tell you that he loved space and aliens, so it's funny his son finds it just as interesting. He worked with Jake Gyllenhaal in Source Code , and Warcraft saw the first live-action adaptation of the famous video game. Currently he's working on an adaptation of sci-fi comic called Rogue Trooper.
0コメント