David Robert Jones, better known as David Bowie, was a musician and a composer of rock music. He also worked as an actor, producer and graphic designer. He was born in Brixton, England, on 8th January, 1947 and since he was a child he has been really interested in music.
David Bowir started singing at the age of 15 as a member of a band. He left school and he joined and left different bands. At the beginning he chose Davy Jones as an artistic name, but he changed it to David Bowie because his first name could be confused with a member of The Monkees. He chose David Bowie in honour of Jim Bowie, who created a knife named Bowie knife.
The first years were difficult. Bowie didn't sell many albums but, in the 1970s, he became really famous and he reached many number 1. He started siniging alone and in the 1990s he joined a band. He continued performing and singing until 2013. Sadly, he died in 2016, only two days after his birthday, because of a cancer.
