Ten years without David Bowie, the artist who rewrote the rules of music told in a new book

Not a simple biography, but a thematic journey into the universe of an artist who rewrote the rules of music, art and identity. From the seething London of the 60s to experimental Berlin, from the birth of Ziggy Stardust to the mystery of the White Duke, up to the last cosmic farewell of Blackstar: each stage reveals a different Bowie, always one step ahead of his time.

The book is divided into chapters that reflect the artist’s dual nature (‘Fantasy and Reality’, ‘Survival and Existence’, ‘Art and Death’, ‘East and West’, ‘Chance and Order’, etc.). Morley outlines the cultural and social landscape in which Bowie moves, recounts his encounters, inspirations, fears, also through extracts of interviews and analyzes of performances and collaborations, building a sort of existential playlist, which goes beyond his hits and shows how the artist was able to anticipate the aesthetics and fears of the 21st century.