RIP Ziggy Stardust: Remembering David Bowie, the maverick music legend

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RIP Ziggy Stardust: Remembering David Bowie, the maverick music legend

RIP Ziggy Stardust: Remembering David Bowie, the maverick music legend

FP Archives • January 12, 2016, 12:53:58 IST

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David Bowie, the visionary British rock star who framed hits such as “Space Oddity” with flamboyant pop personas like “Ziggy Stardust” and androgynous displays of sexuality passed away on Monday, aged 69 after a secret battle with cancer.

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RIP Ziggy Stardust: Remembering David Bowie, the maverick music legend

Rock star David Bowie, shown performing at the Glastonbury Festival on June 25, 2000, has been crowned the musician's musician, according to a year-long survey conducted by the British weekly New Music Express, released November 27, 2000. Bowie beat the Beatles and alternative rockers

Princes Diana, Patron of the National AIDS Trust, greets singer David Bowie (R) backstage at Wembley Arena in London December 1, before the Concert of Hope to mark World AIDS Day. In the backgroundare singers George Michael and Mick Hucknall of Simply Red. Reuters

Rock musician David Bowie jokingly makes devils horns in front of his head as he delivers the commencement address May 8 at the 1999 graduation ceremonies of the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Bowie, who joked about the various roles of musicians, spoke to more than 600 graduates about his long friendship with the late British rock star [John Lennon.> Reuters

British singer David Bowie performs during the first concert of his UK tour in Manchester, November 17, 2003. Reuters

Singer David Bowie arrives with his wife Iman to attend the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) fashion awards in New York June 7, 2010. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

A woman with a Ziggy Stardust tattoo visits a mural of David Bowie in Brixton, south London, January 11, 2016. David Bowie, a music legend who used daringly androgynous displays of sexuality and glittering costumes to frame legendary rock hits

A man holds a 10 Brixton Pounds note, which is adorned with an image of Brixton native David Bowie in Brixton, south London, January 11, 2016. David Bowie, a music legend who used daringly androgynous displays of sexuality and glittering costumes to frame legendary rock hits

A painting by David Bowie is set up for the upcoming David Bowie exhibition in Berlin, May 14, 2014. David Bowie's intensely productive Berlin period - when he made the iconic albums

A variety of stage costumes worn by musician David Bowie are seen at the

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