From Ziggy Stardust to Blackstar: 16 Amazing Facts About David Bowie

11Nat Tate

Nat Tate

David Bowie and William Boyd created a fictional (hoax) artist called Nat Tate with an aim to expose the pretensions of the art world.


12Heteropoda davidbowie

Heteropoda davidbowie

There is a spider named after David Bowie, the ‘Heteropoda davidbowie.’


13Low

Low

After David Bowie released his album ‘Low’, Nick Lowe responded by releasing an album named ‘Bowi.’


14Mark David Chapman

Mark David Chapman

David Bowie was next on a hit list of targets of John Lennon’s assassin, Mark David Chapman.


15Moonwalk

Moonwalk

The Moonwalk pre-dates Michael Jackson by at least 50 years, having been performed by James Brown, David Bowie, Dick Van Dyke, and Cab Calloway.


16The pit

The pit

David Bowie once kept a four-foot-deep, fur-covered bed nicknamed “the pit” in his living room for orgies with famous friends.

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