David Bowie's Ashes to Ashes and Madness

Madness reveal how David Bowie admitted 'Ashes to Ashes' ripped off 'My Girl'

The best songs of 1977, ranked

The 30 best songs of 1977

Song Lists

David Bowie and Marc Bolan

David Bowie and Marc Bolan jammed together in 1969 – and Tony Visconti didn't think to record it

David Bowie once called dear friend John Lennon his "greatest mentor".

When David Bowie paid tribute to dear friend John Lennon with a moving cover of 'Imagine'

David Bowie had the Parkinson audience in stitches with his Mick Jagger impression.

When David Bowie pulled off a hilarious Mick Jagger impression during classic Parkinson interview

Michael Parkinson's best music guests

Michael Parkinson's greatest music interviews: Paul McCartney, David Bowie and more

Music

David Bowie was originally set to play villain Max Zorin in the 1985 Bond movie A View To A Kill, but turned it down.

Why David Bowie turned down A View To A Kill villain role opposite Roger Moore's James Bond

David Bowie retired Ziggy Stardust at the Hammersmith Odeon

"Why did you kill Ziggy?!" The story of David Bowie’s final show as Ziggy Stardust

David Bowie - Space Oddity

'Space Oddity' by David Bowie: The making of the spaceage pop breakthrough

You could understand Bowie himself taking umbrage to being referred to as a "pale imitation of Bryan Ferry".

Dexys singer Kevin Rowland called David Bowie a "bad copy of Bryan Ferry" and still regrets it

Debbie Harry and David Bowie

Blondie's Debbie Harry says she didn't have any problem with David Bowie flashing her

David Bowie's inspiration for 'Space Oddity' came from an unlikely source.

How the Bee Gees inspired David Bowie’s breakthrough hit ‘Space Oddity’

Former rivals Marc Bolan and David Bowie buried the hatchet on stage. But Bolan's tragic death was only days after.

Remembering Marc Bolan's duet with David Bowie in final performance before his tragic death only days later

David Bowie's final Ziggy show on July 3, 1973

David Bowie’s historic final Ziggy Stardust concert is coming to cinema for its 50th anniversary

Brian Duffy's Lightning Bolt for David Bowie's Aladdin Sane

David Bowie's lightning bolt logo: Who designed the pop legend's iconic symbol?

David Bowie

David Bowie museum to open at open at London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Harry Styles and David Bowie and Tony Visconti

David Bowie's producer Tony Visconti says Harry Styles is "not worthy of shining his shoes"

David Bowie - Moonage Daydream

Watch the incredible full-length trailer for David Bowie's Moonage Daydream documentary