Plot Summary:Most famous for his alter-ego, the ostentatious, androgynous "Ziggy Stardust" during the glam-rock era of the early 1970s, Bowie has continually reinvented his music and image and is regarded as an influential innovator, particularly in rock music. He has had numerous top ten hits in the UK charts, most notably China Girl, Modern Love and Starman, with Space Oddity, Under Pressure and Let's Dance reaching #1, amongst others. Bowie is also a multi-instrumentalist, singing vocals as well as playing Electric, Acoustic, and Twelve String Guitar, Keyboards, Alto, Tenor, Piano, Harmonica, Xylophone, Tambourine, Drums, Percussion and many other instruments, making him one of the most multi-talented musicians in the world. The films is featuring a Russel Harty interview, New York Interview 1999, candid admissions on drugs and the Berlin days, rare press conference performance, unseen Janet Street Porter backstage before gig + rare rehearsal footage.
Most famous for his alter-ego, the ostentatious, androgynous "Ziggy Stardust" during the glam-rock era of the early 1970s, Bowie has continually reinvented his music his image.