David Bowie and the Search for Life, Death and God

A spiritual meditation on his music and creativity

AvPeter Ormerod

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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ONE OF THE GUARDIAN’S ‘BEST BOOKS TO DIP INTO THIS SUMMER''The Bowie you thought you knew is recast completely' The Spectator'A transfixing look at David Bowie's life through a spiritual lens... fresh and revealing' Publishers WeeklyHow David Bowie's search for meaning inspired him to write the music that defined a generation.In 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.From 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 Station to Station to Ziggy Stardust's messiah complex and the profound affinity between Heroes and Christian thought, Ormerod sheds new light on the spiritual traditions behind Bowie's genius. Taking 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.

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Utgivningsdatum:2026-01-15
Mått:158 x 236 x 30 mm
Vikt:464 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:256
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781399422826

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Peter Ormerod is a journalist and writer who has written extensively about culture and faith for the Guardian. Peter is also an arts editor for NationalWorld. He has a lifelong fascination with religion, having been raised in a clergy family.

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Ormerod has written one of the best and most original books of those published to mark a decade since Bowie’s death from cancer in January 2016... The Bowie you thought you knew is recast completely.

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Introduction1. Choirboy2. Buddhist3. Occultist4. Messiah5. Lost6. Vanquisher7. Gnostic8. Denier9. Holy Man/Shaman10. Doubter11. Lover12. MagicianConclusionAcknowledgementsNotesIndexA Note on the AuthorA Note on the Type

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