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David Bowie: The Chameleon

Ian Penman, The Guardian, 27 November 1996

David Jones... Major Tom... Ziggy... will the real David Bowie ever stand up? And can the quick-change act disguise the fact that it's been 20 years since he really counted creatively? As the rock icon nears 50, Ian Penman looks at an enigma who fell from grace

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