Ziggy Stardust
Ziggy Stardust is a fictional rock star persona created by David Bowie for his 1972 album *The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars*.
The character—an androgynous, glam-rock alien messiah—became inseparable from Bowie himself during that era.
Ziggy Stardust now represents theatrical reinvention in rock music and the blurring of performer and character: He went full Ziggy Stardust with the makeup and costumes.
- David BowieStarman glam rocker
- alter egoA secondary persona
- stage personaPerformer's adopted identity
- glam rockFlamboyant seventies musical style
- BowieScottish family name
glam · rock · androgynous · red hair · Mars · alien · starman · glitter · platform · boots · makeup · persona · seventies · concept album · lightning · bolt · Aladdin · guitar
- album coversAbbey Road, Sgt Pepper, Nevermind, Dark Side of the Moon, Thriller
- 1972Munich Olympics, Apollo 17, Bobby Fischer, Mark Spitz, Miami Dolphins
- David BowieSpace Oddity, Starman, Rebel Rebel, Ashes to Ashes, Modern Love
- Glam RockT. Rex, David Bowie, Sweet, glitter, platform boots
- RockumentariesMonterey Pop, Woodstock, Amy, concert footage, rock legends
Ziggy StardustBruce Springsteen
Neil Young · John Lennon · Bob Dylan · Joni Mitchell · James Taylor
Ziggy StardustJohnny Rotten
Joe Strummer · punk rock · Bruce Springsteen · Woody Guthrie · Johnny Cash
Ziggy, star, dust, stars, starry, starred, starring, stardom, starlight