David Bowie: what was his real name?

David Bowie was a star the likes of which are few over several generations. He died at the age of 69just two days after his birthday, January 10, 2016. He died after a tough 18 month long fight against liver cancer. A great loss for the world of music and for his fans who were still able to enjoy his latest album “Blackstar” which also came out two days before his death. It is difficult to define the artistic career of this artist who leaves countless works in the world. However, beyond the artist, there was also the husband and the father. Indeed, David Bowie was married to Iman and was Lexi and Duncan’s father.

As for the real name of the artist, David Bowie was born under the name of David Robert Jones. He didn’t want to keep the name David Jones as his stage name to avoidto be confused with the musician, David Jones of the group The Monkeesreports Rfm. So why Bowie? This would be the pseudonym of famous knife invented in 1830, in the USA. A work by a certain Jim Bowie who was famous thanks to cult films of the time such as Rambo or Crocodile Dundee. A well seasoned choice in this case since Bowie has truly marked the world of music as well as several generations.

Some interesting facts about David Bowie

David Robert Jones lived quite a bit and the many anecdotes about him prove it. In 2003 he has refused to be knighted by the Queen of England. Why ? Because he “sincerely did not see what use it could be”, on his own terms. Note that David Bowie was not the only artist who refused to be ennobled. John Lennon also did the same in 1969 as well as Danny Boyle. In the case of Danny Boyle, he said he was proud to be an ordinary citizen.

Among David Bowie’s most startling revelations is the one where he would have slept with Mick Jaggerthe leader of Rolling Stones. It’s his ex-wife Angie who made this revelation to The Sun. She would have discovered the two stars totally drunk and naked in the marital bed. There is something to be surprised about, indeed! Also, David Bowie has starred in the cartoon SpongeBob SquarePants in 2007. He notably lent his voice to the character Lord Royal Highness.

David Bowie had his own line of wallpapers

The artist also had its own line of wallpapers. Far from being a simple entrepreneurial initiative, David Bowie in collaboration with Laura Ashley founded this company in profit from charity. Many models have been proposed including those with the painter Lucian Freud or those where you can see a Minotaur far from being modest. David Bowie also had his own mime troupe.