David Bowie started his career in the late decades of the 60s. He released his debut album in 1967. But only in 1969 his name began to be known through his second album, especially after he released the legendary single, Space Oddity. This song is able to lead Bowie to popularity and is called as the first successful David Bowie single. Entering the era of the 70s, Bowie increasingly known and became one of the most popular singers in the 70s.
David Bowie Known as a chameleon musician for an ever-changing appearance and voice, David Bowie was born with the name David Robert Jones in Brixton, England, on January 8, 1947. David showed interest in music from an early age and started playing saxophone at the age of 13. He was very influenced by his brother Terry, who was nine years older and introduced David to the world of rock music and literary beat. But Terry has bad habits, and mental illness, which forced his family to hand him over to be constituted, haunting David for a good deal in his life. Terry committed suicide in 1985, a tragedy that became the focal point of Bowie's later song, "Jump They Say."
After graduating from Bromley Technical College at the age of 16, David began work as a commercial artist. He also continued to play music, hooking up with bands and leading his own group called Davy Jones and the Lower Third. Some singles were made from this period, but nothing gave him the commercial appeal he needed.
Finally, Bowie went alone. But after recording a less successful solo album, Bowie left the music scene for a temporary period. Later, several years proved to be very experimental for him. For several weeks in 1967 he lived in a Buddhist monastery in Scotland, and in 1968 he began with his mime troupe called Feathers. Around this time he also met American-born girl Angela Barnett. The two married on March 20, 1970 and had one son, Zowie, in 1971, before finally divorcing in 1980.
During his lifetime, the British iconic singer was known to have close relations with Indonesia. He is close friends with Setiawan Djody, a musician and entrepreneur from Solo, Central Java. In an interview with Far magazine (October-November 2010 edition), the 66-year-old Djody said that the late David Bowie was the most suitable person to be discussed politically.
The company also brought Bowie to know more about Indonesia. The fondness of the figure of the singer of "Heroes" is on the culture presented with a wide range by Indonesia. Java and Bali are two places that Bowie often visited during the holidays. Knowing the fondness of the owner of David Robert Jones's full name for everything related to culture, Djody who holds Kanjeng Pangeran Haryo in the Kingdom of Mangkunegaran had brought him to attend the 1st night of Suro in Mangkunegaran Palace, Solo.