
David Bowie at home Beckenham, Kent, 1972
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Bowie is seen off at a train station by his then-wife Angie on July 9, 1973.
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English model Twiggy poses with Bowie in Paris for the cover of his Pin Ups album, 1973.
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David Bowie performs as Ziggy Stardust, 1973.
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Bowie performs onstage during his Ziggy Stardust era in 1973 in Los Angeles.
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Bowie (wearing a mysterious eyepatch) appears at a press conference at the Amstel Hotel in February 1974, in Amsterdam.
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Terry O’Neill shoots Bowie, with dyed red hair and a yellow suit, circa 1974.
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On stage during Low/Heroes 1978 World Tour.
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On stage in Berlin, 1978.
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Bowie, 1982
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1980s studio portrait of Bowie wearing a black satin suit and holding a red guitar.
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Bowie performing on his Serious Moonlight Tour, 1983.
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David Bowie, seen with Iman in 1991. The couple married in Lausanne, Switzerland, on April 24, 1992.
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Bowie in concert in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1995.
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Bowie performs at the Panathinaikos stadium in Athens during a rock festival, July 1, 1996, which also included performances from Lou Reed, Simply Red, and Elvis Costello.
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Bowie performs his North American debut of A Reality Tour in Montreal, Dec. 13, 2003.
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Bowie performs during the first concert of his U.K. tour in Manchester, Nov. 17, 2003.
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One of the final performance images of David Bowie, from the video to his song, “Lazarus.”
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