David Bowie: influences, peers and legacy

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David Bowie was pop's great synthesist, absorbing Beat literature, Warholian art-rock, mime, kabuki and Krautrock into a career of serial reinvention. This mix traces the documented sources he plundered, the London scene that formed him, the partners who built his sound, and the generations who still work in his shadow.

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• Key Influence · The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground (1967). Bowie's manager Ken Pitt brought an acetate of this album back from New York in late 1966, before its official release, and Bowie began covering 'I'm Waiting for the Man' with his band The Riot Squad within weeks — likely the first Velvet Underground cover performed anywhere. Lou Reed's deadpan street reportage and Warhol's multimedia framing gave Bowie the template for treating rock as conceptual art, culminating in his producing Reed's Transformer in 1972.rock's decadent theatre.g Reed's Transformer in 1972.
• Influencia Obscura · Paralyzed by The Legendary Stardust Cowboy (1968). Norman Carl Odam, a Lubbock, Texas outsider artist who recorded this unhinged psychobilly single, was on Mercury Records at the same time as Bowie, who discovered the record through the label. Bowie lifted the 'Stardust' half of Ziggy Stardust's name directly from him, acknowledged the debt for decades, and finally repaid it by covering the Ledge's 'I Took a Trip on a Gemini Spaceship' on Heathen in 2002 — one of pop's strangest documented influence chains.
• Local Roots · The Piper at the Gates of Dawn by Pink Floyd (1967). Bowie watched Syd Barrett fronting Pink Floyd at London's Marquee Club and UFO in 1966–67 and later called him a major inspiration — the first person he'd seen who was 'a bohemian, a poet' fronting a rock band with English, not American, diction. Bowie covered Barrett's 'See Emily Play' on Pin Ups in 1973, and Barrett's whimsical-then-fractured London psychedelia haunts Hunky Dory and the doomed-star arc of Ziggy. Both men rose from the same handful of Soho stages.
• Beyond the Medium · A Clockwork Orange by Stanley Kubrick (1971). Kubrick's film shaped the entire visual language of the Ziggy Stardust era: Bowie opened concerts with Wendy Carlos's synthesized Beethoven from the soundtrack, dressed the Spiders from Mars in quilted jumpsuits modelled on the droogs' uniforms, and folded Nadsat slang into 'Suffragette City' ('say droogie, don't crash here'). The film's stylised, violent near-future England gave glam its menace, an influence Bowie discussed openly throughout the 1970s.
• Peer · For Your Pleasure by Roxy Music (1973). Roxy Music were Bowie's closest artistic rivals in 1972–73 Britain: art-school conceptualists treating pop as design, styling and irony rather than authenticity, they even supported Bowie at his Rainbow Theatre Ziggy shows in August 1972. For Your Pleasure, the last album with Brian Eno, pushed glam toward the alien and synthetic in parallel with Aladdin Sane, and Eno's departure from Roxy freed him to become Bowie's essential Berlin-era collaborator.
• From the Canon · The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars by David Bowie (1972). The album that fused every strand of Bowie's apprenticeship — Little Richard's flamboyance, Velvet Underground grit, Kemp's mime training, the Legendary Stardust Cowboy's name, science-fiction apocalypse — into a single invented rock star. Performed in character with Mick Ronson's Spiders and famously killed off onstage at Hammersmith Odeon in July 1973, it established persona-driven pop as a form and remains the essential entry point to his catalogue.
• Key Collaborator · Another Green World by Brian Eno (1975). Eno was Bowie's essential partner on Low, "Heroes" and Lodger, bringing Oblique Strategies cards, studio-as-instrument process and ambient texture to the Berlin Trilogy, and returning for 1. Outside in 1995. Another Green World, recorded just before their collaboration began, is the album that made Bowie want to work with him: half songs, half luminous instrumentals, it directly prefigures the split-personality structure Bowie adopted on Low's two sides.
• Legacy · The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails (1994). Trent Reznor has repeatedly cited Bowie's Low as a structural model for The Downward Spiral's arc of fragmentation and instrumental despair. Bowie returned the admiration, taking Nine Inch Nails as co-headliner on the 1995 Outside tour, where the two acts merged sets nightly; Reznor remixed 'I'm Afraid of Americans' and appeared in its video. Reznor later described a backstage conversation with Bowie about getting clean as pivotal to his own recovery.

What influenced David Bowie

• Iggy Pop. States Ziggy Stardust persona was a melding of Iggy Pop's persona. (also via The Idiot, China Girl, Sister Midnight) “a melding of the persona of his friend Iggy Pop with the music of Lou Reed , producing "the ultimate pop idol".” (Wikipedia)
• Lou Reed. States Ziggy Stardust persona was a melding of Lou Reed's music. (also via Transformer) “a melding of the persona of his friend Iggy Pop with the music of Lou Reed , producing "the ultimate pop idol".” (Wikipedia)
• Lindsay Kemp. Bowie studied mime and theatre under Lindsay Kemp. (also via Flowers) “I could never have done what I did without being involved with Lindsay Kemp's company.” (Fresh Air (NPR/WHYY))
• Brian Eno. Bowie's Berlin Trilogy was shaped by Brian Eno's ambient work. (also via Low, Another Green World) “Bowie's interest in German krautrock and the ambient works of multi-instrumentalist Brian Eno culminated in the first of three albums” (Wikipedia)
• Little Richard (1932). Bowie names Little Richard's band as a childhood aspiration/influence. (also via Tutti Frutti) “his childhood desire to write musicals and play saxophone in Little Richard's band” (Fresh Air (NPR/WHYY))
• Tutti Frutti by Little Richard (1955). Tutti Frutti (Little Richard) — titan for David Bowie “Upon listening to Little Richard's song " Tutti Frutti ", Bowie later said that he had "heard God".” (Wikipedia)
• Andy Warhol (1928). Bowie wrote a direct homage song to Andy Warhol on Hunky Dory. (also via Hunky Dory) “found Bowie paying unusually direct homage to his influences with " Song for Bob Dylan ", " Andy Warhol " and " Queen Bitch ", the latter a Velvet Underground pastiche.” (Wikipedia)
• Legendary Stardust Cowboy. Ziggy Stardust's surname was a tribute to the Legendary Stardust Cowboy. (also via I Took a Trip on a Gemini Space Ship) “The "Stardust" surname was a tribute to the " Legendary Stardust Cowboy ", whose record he was given during the tour.” (Wikipedia)
• Pina Bausch (1940). States Bowie designed his Glass Spider Tour with Bausch's style in mind. “For the tour, Bowie "wanted to bridge together some kind of symbolist theatre and modern dance" and used Bausch's early work as a guideline.” (Wikipedia)
• Elvis Presley. Bowie names Presley as part of his musical hybridization. (also via Hound Dog) “Everything from Presley to Edith Piaf went into this mix of this hybridization, this pluralism about what in fact, rock music was and could become.” (Fresh Air (NPR/WHYY))
• The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground (1967). The Velvet Underground & Nico (The Velvet Underground) — titan for David Bowie “Around this time Bowie also joined the Riot Squad; their recordings, which included one of Bowie's original songs and material by the Velvet Underground, went unreleased.” (en.wikipedia.org)
• Paralyzed by The Legendary Stardust Cowboy (1968). Paralyzed (The Legendary Stardust Cowboy) — ghost for David Bowie “The "Stardust" surname was a tribute to the "Legendary Stardust Cowboy", whose record he was given during the tour.” (en.wikipedia.org)
• Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell (1949). Nineteen Eighty-Four (George Orwell) — culture for David Bowie “Diamond Dogs (1974), parts of which found him heading towards soul and funk, was the product of two distinct ideas: a musical based on a wild future in a post-apocalyptic city, and setting George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four to music.” (en.wikipedia.org)
• Hound Dog by Elvis Presley. Establishes early impression of Elvis Presley on young Bowie. “Bowie was first impressed with Presley when he saw his cousin Kristina dance to " Hound Dog " soon after its release in 1956.” (Wikipedia)
• Chuck Berry. Describes Bowie's childhood tribute performances of Chuck Berry numbers. “his stage presentation of numbers by both Presley and Chuck Berry —complete with gyrations in tribute to the original artists—to his local Wolf Cub group was described as "mesmerizing ... like someone from another planet"” (Wikipedia)
• Charles Mingus. Names Charles Mingus as a jazz influence that led Bowie to take up saxophone. “his enthusiasm for players like Charles Mingus and John Coltrane led his mother to give him a Grafton saxophone in 1961.” (Wikipedia)
• John Coltrane. Names John Coltrane as a jazz influence that led Bowie to take up saxophone. “his enthusiasm for players like Charles Mingus and John Coltrane led his mother to give him a Grafton saxophone in 1961.” (Wikipedia)
• Bob Dylan. Bowie wrote a direct homage song to Bob Dylan on Hunky Dory. “found Bowie paying unusually direct homage to his influences with " Song for Bob Dylan ", " Andy Warhol " and " Queen Bitch ", the latter a Velvet Underground pastiche.” (Wikipedia)
• Velvet Underground. Bowie's "Queen Bitch" is described as a Velvet Underground pastiche. “found Bowie paying unusually direct homage to his influences with " Song for Bob Dylan ", " Andy Warhol " and " Queen Bitch ", the latter a Velvet Underground pastiche.” (Wikipedia)
• Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960). Bowie, a collector, praises Basquiat's artistic process. “Musician David Bowie, who was a collector of Basquiat's works, stated that "he seemed to digest the frenetic flow of passing image and experience, put them through some kind of internal reorganization and dress the canvas with this resul…” (Wikipedia)
• Grace by Jeff Buckley. Bowie named Grace as a desert-island album. “David Bowie named Grace one of 10 albums he would bring with him to a desert island” (Wikipedia)
• Kabuki theatre. Bowie cites Kabuki theatre as an influence on his gender-bending aesthetic. “things like the Kabuki theatre in Japan and German expressionist movies and poetry by Baudelaire” (Fresh Air (NPR/WHYY))
• German Expressionism. Bowie names German expressionist film as an aesthetic influence. “things like the Kabuki theatre in Japan and German expressionist movies and poetry by Baudelaire” (Fresh Air (NPR/WHYY))
• Charles Baudelaire. Bowie cites Baudelaire's poetry as an influence on his artistic hybridization. “things like the Kabuki theatre in Japan and German expressionist movies and poetry by Baudelaire” (Fresh Air (NPR/WHYY))
• Edith Piaf. Bowie names Edith Piaf as part of his musical hybridization. “Everything from Presley to Edith Piaf went into this mix of this hybridization, this pluralism about what in fact, rock music was and could become.” (Fresh Air (NPR/WHYY))
• Vorticism. Bowie compares his artistic mission to the Vorticist movement. “we wanted to just blast everything in the past, rather like the Vorticists did at the beginning of the century in Britain, or the Dadaists did in Europe” (Fresh Air (NPR/WHYY))
• Dada. Bowie compares his artistic mission to Dadaism. “we wanted to just blast everything in the past, rather like the Vorticists did at the beginning of the century in Britain, or the Dadaists did in Europe” (Fresh Air (NPR/WHYY))
• George Steiner (1929). Bowie credits reading George Steiner with shaping his post-modernist ideas. “Probably read too much George Steiner and kind of got the idea that we were entering to this kind of post-culture age” (Fresh Air (NPR/WHYY))
• Jean Genet. Bowie credits Lindsay Kemp for introducing him to Jean Genet's work, which influenced him. “I think Lindsay Kemp really introduced me to the work of Jean Genet. And through that, I kind of kept reeducating myself about other prose writers and poets.” (Fresh Air (NPR/WHYY))
• Jimi Hendrix. Rock likens Bowie's shocking stage moment of biting Mick Ronson's guitar to Jimi Hendrix's iconic guitar-burning moments. “It was like seeing Jimi Hendrix biting his guitar or setting it on fire, or Pete Townshend smashing his guitar.” (Fresh Air (NPR/WHYY))
• Pete Townshend. Rock likens Bowie's guitar-biting moment to Pete Townshend's iconic guitar-smashing performances. “It was like seeing Jimi Hendrix biting his guitar or setting it on fire, or Pete Townshend smashing his guitar.” (Fresh Air (NPR/WHYY))
• Stop the World – I Want to Get Off by Anthony Newley (1961). Stop the World – I Want to Get Off (Anthony Newley) — titan for David Bowie “He particularly strove to emulate the British musical theatre singer-songwriter and actor Anthony Newley, whose vocal style he frequently adopted, and made prominent use of for his 1967 debut release, David Bowie (to the disgust of Newle…” (en.wikipedia.org)
• Word Jazz by Ken Nordine (1957). Word Jazz (Ken Nordine) — ghost for David Bowie “In 2007, he was a performer at the High Line Festival in New York, curated by David Bowie.” (en.wikipedia.org)
• Silver Apples by Silver Apples (1968). Silver Apples (Silver Apples) — ghost for David Bowie (musicbrainz.org)
• A Clockwork Orange by Stanley Kubrick (1971). A Clockwork Orange (Stanley Kubrick) — culture for David Bowie (wikidata.org)
• Metropolis by Fritz Lang (1927). Metropolis (Fritz Lang) — culture for David Bowie
• Florian Schneider. Bowie's song 'V-2 Schneider' was a tribute to Florian Schneider.

Peers and kindred spirits

• The Idiot by Iggy Pop (1977). The Idiot (Iggy Pop) — collaborator for David Bowie “First released on March 18, 1977, it was written and recorded in collaboration with David Bowie, and its electronic veneer and melancholic atmosphere had much in common with Low, "Heroes" and Lodger, the three Bowie albums widely referre…” (uDiscoverMusic)
• Queen. Bowie collaborated with Queen on 'Under Pressure'. (also via Hunky Dory, Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)) “Bowie paired with Queen in 1981 for a one-off single release, " Under Pressure ".” (Wikipedia)
• Roxy Music. Bowie places himself in the same artistic scene as Roxy Music. (also via For Your Pleasure) “David was certainly the finest exemplar. But, of course, that also embraced my dear friend Freddie Mercury and also Lou Reed and certain other characters of that time. Look at early Roxy Music.” (Fresh Air (NPR/WHYY))
• Mick Jagger. Bowie duetted with Mick Jagger for the Live Aid single. “In June 1985, Jagger teamed up with David Bowie for " Dancing in the Street ", which was recorded for the Live Aid charity movement.” (Wikipedia)
• Mick Rock (1948). Mick Rock served as David Bowie's official photographer during the glam rock era. “Now in your "Blood and Glitter" book, which is your glam rock collection of photos, David Bowie wrote the introduction, and I want to quote something” (Fresh Air (NPR/WHYY))
• Keith Haring (1958). Haring illustrated the sleeve for Bowie's release. (via Without You) “Malcolm McLaren Duck Rock (Charisma, 1983) Listen David Bowie ‘Without You’ (EMI America, 1983) Listen Emanon The Baby Beat Box (Pow Wow Records, 1986)” (The Vinyl Factory)
• Electric Warrior by T. Rex (1971). Electric Warrior (T. Rex) — geography for David Bowie “The 1971 album Electric Warrior, with all songs written by Bolan, received critical acclaim, reached number 1 in the UK and became a landmark album in glam rock.” (en.wikipedia.org)
• Flowers by Lindsay Kemp (1974). Flowers (Lindsay Kemp) — geography for David Bowie “David Bowie thought so too, and spent several years studying under Kemp before emerging in androgynous splendor in the guise of Ziggy Stardust. "I taught David to free his body," says Kemp, smiling wickedly.” (Crawdaddy! (archived at BowieWonderworld))
• The Piper at the Gates of Dawn by Pink Floyd (1967). The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (Pink Floyd) — geography for David Bowie “David Bowie called Barrett a significant inspiration, and the Edge of U2 bought his first delay pedal after hearing the opening guitar chords to "Dogs" from Animals.” (en.wikipedia.org)
• For Your Pleasure by Roxy Music (1973). For Your Pleasure (Roxy Music) — peer for David Bowie “Roxy Music were initially influenced by other artists of the time including the Beatles, the Kinks, the Rolling Stones, the Yardbirds, David Bowie, Elton John, the Animals, Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, King Crimson, Jimi Hendrix, the Velvet …” (en.wikipedia.org)
• Slaughter on 10th Avenue by Mick Ronson (1974). Slaughter on 10th Avenue (Mick Ronson) — collaborator for David Bowie “The album featured Visconti on bass, Mick Ronson on electric guitar and Mick Woodmansey on drums.” (en.wikipedia.org)
• I Took a Trip on a Gemini Space Ship by Legendary Stardust Cowboy. Bowie covered a Legendary Stardust Cowboy song on Heathen. “Bowie later covered "I Took a Trip on a Gemini Space Ship" on 2002's Heathen .” (Wikipedia)
• Tyrannosaurus Rex. Bowie toured with Marc Bolan's Tyrannosaurus Rex. “he undertook a short tour with Marc Bolan 's duo Tyrannosaurus Rex , as third on the bill, performing a mime act.” (Wikipedia)
• Mott the Hoople (1969). Bowie wrote and produced 'All the Young Dudes' for Mott the Hoople. “the non-album single " John, I'm Only Dancing " and " All the Young Dudes ", a song he wrote and produced for Mott the Hoople” (Wikipedia)
• Transformer by Lou Reed. Bowie co-produced Lou Reed's Transformer. “Bowie contributed backing vocals, keyboards and guitar to Reed's 1972 solo breakthrough Transformer , co-producing the album with Ronson.” (Wikipedia)
• Raw Power by The Stooges. Bowie co-produced and mixed the Stooges' Raw Power. “the following year, Bowie co-produced and mixed the Stooges ' album Raw Power alongside Iggy Pop.” (Wikipedia)
• Knock on Wood by Eddie Floyd. Bowie covered Eddie Floyd's 'Knock on Wood'. “It also spawned a UK number ten hit in a cover of Eddie Floyd 's " Knock on Wood ".” (Wikipedia)
• Sorrow by The McCoys. Bowie covered the McCoys' 'Sorrow' on Pin Ups. “producing a UK number three hit in his version of the McCoys 's " Sorrow "” (Wikipedia)
• John Lennon. Bowie's 'Fame' was a collaboration with John Lennon. “yielded Bowie's first US number one, " Fame ", a collaboration with John Lennon .” (Wikipedia)
• Robert Fripp. Robert Fripp collaborated with Bowie on 'Heroes'. “seeing Bowie joined by guitarist Robert Fripp .” (Wikipedia)
• Pat Metheny Group. Bowie collaborated with the Pat Metheny Group on 'This Is Not America'. “Bowie's collaboration with the Pat Metheny Group , " This Is Not America ", for the soundtrack of The Falcon and the Snowman” (Wikipedia)
• Dancing in the Street by Martha and the Vandellas. Bowie and Jagger covered Martha and the Vandellas' 'Dancing in the Street'. “Bowie and Mick Jagger duetted on a cover of Martha and the Vandellas ' " Dancing in the Street " as a fundraising single” (Wikipedia)
• Trevor Jones. Bowie worked with composer Trevor Jones on Labyrinth. “He also worked with composer Trevor Jones and wrote five original songs for the 1986 film Labyrinth” (Wikipedia)
• Tin Machine. Bowie formed the band Tin Machine after meeting Reeves Gabrels. “Bowie placed his solo career on hold after meeting guitarist Reeves Gabrels and formed the hard rock quartet Tin Machine .” (Wikipedia)
• Alexander McQueen (1969). McQueen designed stage wardrobe and album cover coat for Bowie. “In 1996, he designed the wardrobe for David Bowie 's tour of 1997, such as the Union Jack coat worn by Bowie on the cover of his album Earthling .” (Wikipedia)
• China Girl by Iggy Pop. Performed live 165 times (1999–2004) per setlist.fm (YouTube)
• Cactus by Pixies. Performed live 159 times (2002–2004) per setlist.fm (YouTube)
• O Superman by Laurie Anderson. Performed live 54 times (1997) per setlist.fm (YouTube)
• Pablo Picasso. Performed live 36 times (2003–2004) per setlist.fm (YouTube)
• Sister Midnight by Iggy Pop. Performed live 28 times (2003–2004) per setlist.fm (YouTube)
• Cameron Crowe (1957). Crowe describes an extended period of exclusive access to and collaboration with David Bowie for interviews and profiles. “It was a David Bowie factory I had going for a while because he wasn't talking to anybody else.” (Fresh Air (NPR))
• Freddie Mercury. Mick Rock groups Bowie with Freddie Mercury as exemplars of the androgynous glam scene of the era. “David was certainly the finest exemplar. But, of course, that also embraced my dear friend Freddie Mercury and also Lou Reed and certain other characters of that time. Look at early Roxy Music.” (Fresh Air (NPR/WHYY))
• Bing Crosby. Crosby recorded a duet with Bowie. “It was on this special that Crosby recorded a duet of " The Little Drummer Boy " and " Peace on Earth " with rock musician David Bowie .” (Wikipedia)
• Grace Jones. Jones covered “Nightclubbing,” credited here to Iggy Pop and David Bowie. “The 1981 release of Nightclubbing included Jones's covers of songs by Flash and the Pan (" Walking in the Rain "), Bill Withers (" Use Me "), Iggy Pop / David Bowie (" Nightclubbing ") and Ástor Piazzolla (" I've Seen That Face Before ").” (Wikipedia)
• Extras. Bowie appeared in the second series of Extras. “A second series began on 14 September 2006 in the UK and featured appearances by Daniel Radcliffe , Dame Diana Rigg , Orlando Bloom , Sir Ian McKellen , Chris Martin , Keith Chegwin , Robert Lindsay , Warwick Davis , Ronnie Corbett , Ste…” (Wikipedia)
• Peter Noone (1947). Peter Noone covered Bowie's 'Oh! You Pretty Things'. (via Oh! You Pretty Things) “Peter Noone of Herman's Hermits covered the album's track " Oh! You Pretty Things ", which reached number 12 in the UK.” (Wikipedia)
• Nile Rodgers. Let's Dance was co-produced by Nile Rodgers of Chic. (via Let's Dance) “Co-produced by Chic 's Nile Rodgers , the album went platinum in both the UK and the US.” (Wikipedia)
• Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954). Stevie Ray Vaughan guested on Bowie's Let's Dance album. (via Let's Dance) “Then-unknown Texas blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan guested on the album, featuring prominently on the title track.” (Wikipedia)
• Lazlo Bane (1995). Lazlo Bane released a cover video of David Bowie's Life on Mars. (via Life on Mars) “a video for David Bowie 's " Life on Mars " was released with the announcement of the new Lazlo Bane album Someday We'll Be Together” (Wikipedia)
• David Guetta (1967). Guetta released a remix of David Bowie's 'Heroes' as part of his F*ck Me I'm Famous compilation. (via Heroes) “It included " Just for One Day (Heroes) ", a remix of David Bowie 's song " Heroes ".” (Wikipedia)

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Who David Bowie influenced

• Reflektor by Arcade Fire (2013). Reflektor (Arcade Fire) — legacy for David Bowie “He offered to lend us his services because he really liked the song. In fact, he basically threatened us – he was like, 'If you don't hurry up and mix this song, I might just steal it from you!'” (NME)
• Lady Gaga (1986). Gaga incorporated Bowie’s style into her songs. (also via The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, David Bowie) “Gaga began to incorporate pop melodies and the glam rock style of David Bowie and Queen into her songs.” (Wikipedia)
• Ricky Gervais (1961). The article attributes Gervais’s description of Bowie as his hero to Gervais. (also via Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps), David Bowie) “He is a music fan and has stated that his hero is David Bowie , with his favourite song being " Letter to Hermione ".” (Wikipedia)
• Arcade Fire (2001). The article names David Bowie as an influence on Arcade Fire. (also via The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, Life on Mars?, Five Years) “Influences on Arcade Fire included David Bowie , Talking Heads , Bruce Springsteen , Roxy Music , Radiohead , and U2 .” (Wikipedia)
• The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails (1994). The Downward Spiral (Nine Inch Nails) — legacy for David Bowie “Anytime someone would mention him and ask me questions, I would talk about Low and how much he influenced The Downward Spiral” (Billboard)
• Philip Glass (1937). Philip Glass praises Bowie's compositional gift. (also via Low) “Glass praised David Bowie's gift for creating "fairly complex pieces of music, masquerading as simple pieces".” (Wikipedia)
• Siouxsie and the Banshees (1976). The band shared an early interest in Bowie’s music. (also via The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars) “At their beginnings, they also shared a common interest for the "glamorous art rock" of David Bowie , Roxy Music and T. Rex .” (Wikipedia)
• The Next Day. The Next Day's cover art directly appropriates and transforms the cover of Bowie's earlier album Heroes. (via Heroes, Station to Station) “The cover of David Bowie's new album, "The Next Day," is actually the cover of Bowie's 1977 album, "Heroes," with a white square placed over the singer's face.” (Fresh Air (NPR/WHYY))
• Janelle Monáe (1985). Monáe invokes Bowie as a model for working across music and acting. (via David Bowie, The ArchAndroid) “I never saw my music career as something that should limit this. David Bowie did these things, so why can't I do these things.” (Deadline)
• The ArchAndroid by Janelle Monáe (2010). The ArchAndroid (Janelle Monáe) — legacy for David Bowie “The Guardian has noted some of Monáe's influences as Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Prince, Outkast, Erykah Badu, James Brown, Grace Jones, Stevie Wonder, David Bowie, Jimi Hendrix, Bernard Herrmann, Funkadelic and the Incredible String…” (en.wikipedia.org)
• Josef K. Josef K member cites David Bowie as a big influence. “trying to do the punk rock kinda thing like the Velvet Underground and David Bowie , those were some pretty big influences” (Wikipedia)
• Miguel (1985). Miguel names David Bowie as an influence. “Miguel cites musicians Prince , David Bowie , Jimi Hendrix , Freddie Mercury , Phil Collins , Donny Hathaway , the Notorious B.I.G. , Kanye West , Saul Williams , Queen , Usher and Pharrell Williams as influences” (Wikipedia)
• TV On The Radio. Critic Ken Tucker identifies David Bowie's '70s disco style as an influence on the song 'Golden Age.' “TV On The Radio mixes David Bowie in his '70s disco mode with the approach to syncopated rhythm that Prince has perfected and come up with a song who's refrain is, there's a golden age coming around.” (Fresh Air (NPR))
• Gozer. Bowie's androgynous style inspired the Gozer character design. “the character changed to one inspired by the androgynous looks of Grace Jones and David Bowie” (Wikipedia)
• Warm Leatherette by The Normal (1978). Doran compares the albums' alienation to David Bowie. “Warm Leatherette and Nightclubbing were "post-punk pop" albums that, "delved into the worlds of disco, reggae and funk much more successfully than most of her ' alternative ' contemporaries, while still retaining a blank-eyed alienation …” (Wikipedia)
• Joey Santiago. The article lists David Bowie among artists Santiago listened to. “Santiago listened to 1970s and 1980s punk (e.g. Black Flag ), as well as David Bowie [ 13 ] and T. Rex . [ 125 ] Guitarists who influenced him” (Wikipedia)
• Symphony No. 1 (Glass). Glass's first symphony uses themes from Bowie's and Eno's album Low. (via Low) “his first in an ongoing series of symphonies is a combination of the composer's own musical material with themes featured in prominent tracks of the David Bowie/Brian Eno album Low (1977)” (Wikipedia)
• Symphony No. 4 (Glass). Glass's fourth symphony reworks themes from the Bowie–Eno album. (via "Heroes") “Its six movements are symphonic reworkings of themes by Glass, David Bowie, and Brian Eno (from their album "Heroes" , 1977)” (Wikipedia)
• Frank Ocean. Petridis compares Ocean’s career moment with Ziggy Stardust. (via Ziggy Stardust) “Perhaps this is R&B's Ziggy Stardust moment, where the controversy and publicity surrounding an artist's sexuality and the brilliance of his latest album combine to give his career unstoppable momentum.” (Wikipedia)
• Madonna (1958). Aladdin Sane (David Bowie) — titan for Madonna (via Aladdin Sane) “== Artistry == === Influences === When initially starting her career, Madonna's primary musical inspirations were Debbie Harry of Blondie and David Bowie, whose Diamond Dogs Tour concert was the first performance she ever attended.” (en.wikipedia.org)
• Flight of the Conchords by Flight of the Conchords. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (David Bowie) — titan for Flight of the Conchords (via The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars) (musicbrainz.org)