Starman: Bowie's Stardust Years

In 1972 the rock'n'roll messiah ZIGGY STARDUST was born. His provocative play on sexual identity and gender roles laid the foundation for David Bowie's ascent to become one of the most successful pop musicians of all time.

STARMAN by Reinhard Kleist weaves the thrilling story of the genesis, rise, and fall of this scandalous character, as well as David Bowie's hapless efforts on the London music scene before Ziggy's arrival, and the struggles he experienced with his own creation at the height of his fame. As Bowie transforms, ever more frantically, into the egocentric rock star he first conceived, the extravagant lifestyle he had ever imagined threatens to engulf him and bring everything down before his eyes...