It is half a century since Ziggy Stardust—a character that turned David Bowie into an intergalactic star and revolutionised sexual politics in the process—crashed onto Earth
It is half a century since Ziggy Stardust—a character that turned David Bowie into an intergalactic star and revolutionised sexual politics in the process—crashed onto Earth.
The London singer had spent a decade trying to refine his stage persona, but despite a couple of hits—1969's "Space Oddity" and "Changes" two years later—he had yet to achieve the stardom he craved.