10 Musicians That Saved Their Careers By Changing Genres

It almost feels unfair to say that David Bowie changed genres throughout the duration of his career. Compared to other artists who tend to find their own niche, Bowie practically made a career out of taking any genre that would suit him and turning it into solid gold. However, if we're breaking down the Bowie that most of us now and love, it tends to come back to glam rock.

Aside from his vaudevilian leanings at the start of his career, the true rise of the Starman in the early days came from his androgynous side, which culminated in characters like Ziggy Stardust and Aladdin Sane. Much like his personas though, Bowie was never meant to stay in that lane for much longer. After a brief experimentation with soul music, Bowie's first big move between genres was working with Brian Eno, bringing in lush soundscapes and almost robotic sounding riffs for his album Station to Station. Going further with Low and Heroes, Bowie's artful side made for the beginnings of what would become post rock along with the art rock coming down the pipeline with acts like Talking Heads.

That's before you even get to his later period, which runs the gamut from dance rock, industrial, electronic, and even jazzy territory on his final album Blackstar. Instead of having to morph the genre to suit his songwriting, David Bowie was the true essence of what makes a good musical chameleon.