David Bowie and Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage, both pictured in 1971

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Richard Osman on the Radio X Breakfast Show with Toby Tarrant

Richard Osman accidentally used David Bowie's toilet...

Suede

David Bowie's iconic The Snowman scarf is now available to own

David Bowie's The Snowman scarf is now available to buy

The classic Beatles "Red" and "Blue" albums, released on 2nd April 1973.

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Scary Album Covers

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Three rock alter egos: "Camille", "Machphisto" and "Ziggy Stardust"

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David Bowie is joined by model Twiggy for the sleeve of his 1973 covers album, Pin-Ups

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Rivers Cuomo and a memorable talky bit from Weezer's The Sweater Song

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Freddie Mercury and David Bowie at the height of their fame in the early 1980s

David Bowie met Freddie Mercury before they both were famous

Facts

Born: 8 January 1947, London, England
Died: 10 January 2016, New York, USA

First single: Liza Jane (1964)
Album discography: David Bowie (1967); David Bowie aka Space Oddity (1969); The Man Who Sold The World (1970); Hunky Dory (1971); The Rise & Fall Of Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars (1972); Aladdin Sane (1972); Pin Ups (1973); Diamond Dogs (1974); Young Americans (1975); Station To Station (1976); Low (1977); "Heroes" (1977); Lodger (1979); Scary Monsters & Super Creeps (1980); Let's Dance (1983); Tonight (1984); Never Let Me Down (1987); Black Tie White Noise (1993); The Buddha Of Suburbia (1993); Outside (1995); Earthling (1997); Hours (1999); Heathen (2002); Reality (2003); The Next Day (2013); Blackstar (2016).

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