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David Bowie Research Paper

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David Bowie the charming Englishmen surprised us all (like that’s something new) with his death in 2016, but the legacy he left will live till the end of time. Bowie is one of the most interesting musicians of all times, golden boy loved by many generations, icon who changed the music forever and with that secured his place in music history. Making things the way he felt that needs to be done, David was way before his time. He never played by the rules, rules bored him, so this global superstar often broke them with his freakish and unconventional image, half of the time looking like a creature from another planet, with his glittering style, painted nails and orange hair, and the other half, he was rock & roll god that wasn’t scared to be

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