David Bowie Video Clip Museum

Someone could probably string together a coherent time line and virtual twin of my book using nothing but YouTube clips. This is not that project, but there are plenty of clips here that were either referenced or used as quote sources in the Bowie book. Others (especially those in the Influences section) might be interesting to the reader who is not familiar with some of the work and look of some of the artists (Jacques Brel, Lindsay Kemp) who were important to the development of his style. Others are just kitsch, but certainly worth a click.

Interviews & Performances

The Elephant Man In New York

"Oh You Pretty Things" Live

"Wake Up" w/The Arcade Fire Live

David Bowie at 17

Bowie Meets Andy Warhol

"Starman" Live on Top of the Pops 1972

Russel Harty Interview 1975

"Young Americans" w/Cher Live

Bowie Meets Bing Crosby

Bowie Live on "MARC"

Influences

James Dean

Jack Kerouac

Tibetan Monks

Gerry Mulligan

Little Richard

Elvis Presley

The Mod Generation

Georgie Fame

The Who

Velvet Underground

Judy Garland

Scott Walker

Simon & Garfunkel

Lindsay Kemp

The Chelsea Girls

Jacques Brel

Small Faces

Syd Barrett

Tony Newley

The Stooges

Roxy

Un Chien Andalou

Metropolis

Kraftwerk

Influenced by David Bowie

LULU

Luther Vandross

The Human League

John Lydon

Devo

Klaus Nomi

Bauhaus

Japan

ABC

Madonna

Nirvana

Placebo

Marilyn Manson

The Killers

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