Pictures: Life of iconic star David Bowie

This content was originally posted in 7DAYS UAE website at: Pictures: Life of iconic star David Bowie David Bowie, the other-worldly musician who broke pop and rock boundaries with his creative musicianship, nonconformity, striking visuals and a genre-bending persona he christened Ziggy Stardust, has died of cancer. He was 69 and had just released a new album. Bowie, whose hits included Fame, Heroes and Let’s Dance, died “peacefully” and was surrounded by family on Sunday, representative Steve Martin said. The singer had fought cancer for 18 months. Long before alter egos and wild outfits became commonplace in pop, Bowie set the music world on its ear with the release of the 1972 album, The Rise of Ziggy Stardust and Spiders from Mars, which introduced one of music’s most famous personas. Here’s David Bowie in picture: features@7days.ae Read the original story at: Pictures: Life of iconic star David Bowie