David Bowie

This book works through David Bowie's recorded output one album and one song at a time. His 27 albums span a career of nearly fifty years, starting with his self-titled debut from 1967 and ending with Blackstar, his final album.

Alongside the music, the author brings together new commentary and archival interviews with models, actors, musicians, producers, and record executives who worked with Bowie or knew him as the Thin White Duke. Together these accounts trace his path from an ambitious young performer in 1960s London to a figure whose collaborators included Queen Latifah, Bing Crosby, Mick Jagger, and Arcade Fire.

Drawing on years of research, the book explains how each song was written, composed, and recorded, including the instruments used and the people who played them. Hundreds of photographs capture the visual presence of one of music's most striking performers.

The book is aimed mainly at devoted fans of classic rock.