{"title":"David Bowie Books","description":"\u003cp\u003eBowie treated reinvention like a career strategy. These books track the eras, the personas, and the music underneath all of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso see \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/david-bowie\"\u003eDavid Bowie Vinyl, CDs \u0026amp; Merch\u003c\/a\u003e, or browse the full \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/music-books\"\u003eMusic Books\u003c\/a\u003e library.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"david-bowie-and-the-search-for-life-death-and-god-a-spiritual-meditation-on-his-music-and-creativity-hardcover-1","title":"David Bowie and the Search for Life, Death and God: A Spiritual Meditation on His Music and Creativity - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Ormerod\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The Bowie you thought you knew is recast completely' \u003c\/b\u003eHelen Barrett, \u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e''\u003c\/i\u003eOrmerod had me singing in the choir with him' \u003c\/b\u003eSimon Critchley, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'a transfixing look at David Bowie's life through a spiritual lens... fresh and revealing' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe story of how David Bowie's search for meaning inspired him to write the music that defined a generation.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this wide-ranging biography, Peter Ormerod explores the quest for spirituality that powered David Bowie's creativity from his earliest recordings to his death-defying final album. Bowie's genre-expanding, era-crossing genius had an extraordinary impact on popular culture but his life-long search for spiritual truth and enlightenment has been overlooked. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Bowie's first musical encounters as a choirboy, this book traces his spiritual obsessions over the years. As a young musician at the start of his career, he was enraptured by Tibetan Buddhism. It was the first step in a spiritual journey that would generate his most profound lyrics and music. From the Kabbalah-influenced tracks of \u003ci\u003eStation to Station\u003c\/i\u003e to Ziggy Stardust's messiah complex and the profound affinity between \u003ci\u003eHeroes \u003c\/i\u003eand Christian thought, Ormerod sheds new light on the spiritual traditions behind Bowie's genius. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaking Bowie's spiritual explorations and faith seriously, Ormerod shows us how this quest for meaning propelled him through his darkest moments and biggest successes, lending his music a timelessness and depth that has spoken to so many people across the world. Whether experiencing a dark night of the soul in LA during his occult phase or reciting the Lord's prayer in front of thousands of concertgoers, Bowie was always searching for that universal truth that lies beyond everyday reality.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Ormerod\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist and writer who has written extensively about culture and faith for the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e. Peter is also an arts editor for NationalWorld. 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From his very first interview--as a teenager on the BBC, before he was even a musician--to his last, Bowie takes on the most probing questions, candidly discussing his sexuality, his drug use, his sense of fashion, his method of composition, and more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For fans still mourning his passing, as well as for those who know little about him, it's a revealing, interesting, and inspiring look at one of the most influential artists of the last fifty years.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in London in 1947, \u003cb\u003eDavid Bowie\u003c\/b\u003e was one of the most influential musicians, performers, and songwriters of the last fifty years, captivating generations of fans and inspiring countless performers across every creative genre. His consistent evolution (spanning styles from rock 'n' roll to soul, funk, techno, disco, and jazz) and shifting personae (from Ziggy Stardust to Aladdin Sane and the Thin White Duke and on) made an indelible impression on pop music and culture. Some of his classic hits include \"Changes,\" \"Fame,\" \"Heroes,\" \"Let's Dance,\" and \"Space Oddity.\" An accomplished actor, Bowie starred in \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Fell to Earth\u003c\/i\u003e in 1976. 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