Turn and Face The Strange: David Bowie and the Making Of Hunky Dory
Bill DeMain, Uncut, April 2011
JANUARY, 1971. There was trouble in outer space. Major Tom's signal was growing fainter by the day. And Ziggy Stardust was still an undefined blip on the interstellar radar. Meanwhile, back at ground control, David Bowie was staring at the grey sky outside his Beckenham flat and worrying about his career.
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