10 Best Image Changes In Music History
5. David Bowie Constructed A Space Oddity
With a career that spanned over fifty years, David Bowie is undoubtedly a worldwide treasure and went through more than a couple image changes. From his puffy hair and smart button ups in the 1960s, to his clean cut and stylish decor in 2016, Bowie has always been an artist for setting the trends within the industry.
David Bowie was actually a musician struggling for both an identity and success for his first five years in the industry however. Having renamed himself from his original stage-name of Davy Jones, his debut single and album were critically panned and actually triggered a two year absence from the scene.
When Bowie did return, he did so in style. Space Oddity was released in 1969 and was one of his first steps in cultivating an enigmatic persona for the world to arrive.
Ziggy Stardust was first introduced at the Toby Jug pub in Tolworth in 1972 and was unlike anything the music industry had seen before. With his dark red mullet hairstyle, pale complexion, striking eye colours and extravagant wardrobe selection, Ziggy became one of the definitive cultural icons of the 1970s and launched Bowie's career to new heights.