Dey Street Books

Like so many vital figures in British pop history, from Pete Townshend to Paul Weller, Bowie came from a blurry region of British society that encompasses the educated working class, the socially precarious petite bourgeoisie and what could be called the uncomfortably-off middle class, i.e. professional or office workers whose income didn’t quite match their aspirations.

The whole world was stunned by the news of his death on January 10—just two days after he celebrated his sixty-ninth birthday by dropping his newest masterwork, Blackstar

Bowie’s mission was bringing these misfits and loners and freaks together