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

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David Bowie, photographed by Masayoshi Sukita for the cover of "Heroes"

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Iman and David Bowie and their daughter Lexi Jones

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David Bowie and Mick Jagger in the Dancing In The Street video

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David Bowie with daughter Lexi inset

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Sid Vicious, Johnny Rotten and Steve Jones of The Sex Pistols perform live at The Winterland Ballroom in 1978

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Tony Visconti in 2007 and David Bowie in 1983

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David Bowie onstage in 1978

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David Bowie in the movies: as Venice Partners in Absolute Beginners, as Thomas Jerome Newton in The Man Who Fell To Earth and as Jareth in Labyrinth.

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David Bowie in 1974

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Jean Genie later appeared on Bowie's Aladdin Sane album

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Fatboy Slim and David Bowie

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David Bowie in The Man Who Fell To Earth (1976)

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David Bowie

David Bowie's daughter Lexi shares home video of the icon playing with her on the keyboard