00:00The Birth of a Star
00:01From David Robert Jones to David Bowie
00:04David Robert Jones, the future David Bowie
00:07began his musical journey in the early 1960s
00:10fronting blues bands like The Lower Third
00:12and The King Bees
00:13He went by the alias Davy Jones
00:15His early vocal style showed a clear influence
00:18from Mick Jagger
00:19but his first singles, like Liza Jane
00:22failed to chart
00:23A pivotal moment came in 1966
00:26when he adopted the name David Bowie
00:28to avoid confusion with Davy Jones of The Monkees
00:31This strategic change was his first deliberate act
00:35in creating a persona
00:36a new identity for his career
00:38This move foreshadowed his career-long commitment
00:41to theatricality and constant reinvention
00:44laying the groundwork for the elaborate alter egos
00:47that would define his legacy
00:49Bowie's musical roots were a diverse tapestry of influences
00:52He was deeply fascinated with early American rock and roll pioneers
00:56like Elvis Presley, Little Richard, and Chuck Berry
00:59Little Richard's androgynous and glamorous image, in particular,
01:03resonated deeply with him
01:05Later, he embraced folk and psychedelic rock
01:08inspired by The Beatles and The Velvet Underground
01:10He would go on to co-produce Lou Reed's iconic album Transformer
01:15But Bowie's artistic vision extended far beyond music
01:18His early vocal style was influenced by Anthony Newley
01:21But he also drew inspiration from experimental classical composers like Harry Parch
01:26and jazz artists like Charles Mingus
01:28He had a deep appreciation for the raw emotion of French singer Edith Piaf
01:33From the beginning, Bowie had theatrical ambitions
01:36aspiring to write musicals before he ever took center stage
01:39He found inspiration in visual art
01:41citing German expressionism as a major influence on his Berlin-era albums like Low and Heroes
01:47He even portrayed his friend Andy Warhol in the film Basquiat
01:51This deep engagement with theater, mime, and avant-garde art forms like Kabuki and German expressionism
01:58shows that his musical output was always part of a larger, multidisciplinary, artistic project
02:04Money expo
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