God and Man

In the history of rock music, few artists have been so inspired and so good for so long as David Bowie, in part because there are so many Bowies to choose from: the glam majesty of Ziggy Stardust and Aladdin Sane, the stylish cabaret of the Thin White Duke, the techno brooder of the Berlin period, or the pure pop superstar of Let's Dance, to name a few. But Bowie is an artist whose influence goes beyond the records he has made: in a career spanning four decades and encompassing music, film, fashion, art, technology and more, he has become nothing short of an enduring cultural force.In "God and Man", Marc Spitz explores the profound influence Bowie has exerted over the pop culture landscape since his debut in 1966 and provides the most comprehensive account to date of the life, times and art of the ultimate arbiter of cool. Through revealing interviews with the man himself, as well as the people who knew him best - including Angie Bowie, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, Mick Jagger, Tony Visconti, Brian Eno, Nile Rodgers, and more - Spitz examines both Bowie's triumphs and his frailties, the personas and the man behind them.
A meticulously researched and beautifully written biography, "God and Man" casts a new and definitive light over the humanity behind Bowie's culture-defining 'allen' artifices.