David Bowie in darkness : a study of 1. outside and the late career / Nicholas P. Greco ; cover image, David Bowie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greco, Nicholas P., 1973- author.

Contributor:

Bowie, David, cover designer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bowie, David.

Bowie, David. 1. outside.

Rock musicians--England--Biography.

Rock musicians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (231 p.)

Place of Publication:

2015.

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As an artist, David Bowie is widely considered a ""chameleon,"" shedding one persona to create a new one and thus staying popular, relevant and compelling. In reality, Bowie is able to work with the resources around him to create something new, causing many to see him as a sort of lone artist rather than a collaborator in the creation of his own celebrity. Since mid-career, Bowie has presented himself as a figure in darkness, progressively more hidden. He requires an audience for his continued celebrity but works against that audience in the creation--or rather the destruction--of his star ima

Contents:

Cover; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. The Beginning of the End; 2. The Descent of Anxiety; 3. Mugging Demons for Wisdom; 4. The Culture of Body Modification; 5. An Analysis of 1. Outside; 6. Bowie in Video and Live Performance; Postscript; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781476621944

1476621942