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David Bowie

Summary

'Bowie's back & bigger than ever! 'The Next Day' at No. 1, a huge scramble for tickets to his V&A exhibition & his cultural currency has never been higher – what better time to celebrate his legacy with a one-off special revisiting all of the music, the myths & the mayhem of The Man Who Owned The World? We raid the NME archive for the most thrilling & revealing interviews from Ziggy, Berlin & beyond, reassess every album, remember the most extravagant tours, delve into scandalous myths & rate his most memorable screen appearances. Rock's biggest stars discuss Bowie's influence, the V&A exhibition’s most stunning shots & why Tin Machine were actually good. Wham, bam, thank you glam!

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