Down in space it’s always 1982…
There’s a four-page feature in the August edition of
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And they all, without exception, rave about David Bowie. Bowie is the secret hero of this piece. No matter if you talk to the original ’80s pop stars or those referencing that era now, they all worship him.
Little Boots is partly basing her live set on his Glass Spider tour; La Roux is channelling his Ziggy style. Brown “first saw David Bowie when I was eight, in Labyrinth. I thought he was amazing; I became obsessed.” She moved quickly from the Goblin King to discovering his music, not least Ziggy Stardust.
Holly Johnson, of ’80s pop giants Frankie Goes To Hollywood, emphasises Bowie’s importance. “Frankie was actually my attempt to do Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars,” he says. “Sexually challenging, glamorous, ultimately exploding.”
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Well, that’s the 70s and the 80s belonging to Bowie…is it too early to start claiming the 90s yet?