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David Bowie would often carry a Greek…
David Bowie would often carry a Greek newspaper while traveling in New York, in order to give the impression that he was a Greek man who resembled him, with the hope that people would leave him alone.
In 1997 David Bowie sold asset-backed…
In 1997 David Bowie sold asset-backed securities, dubbed “Bowie bonds”, which awarded investors a share in his future royalties for 10 years.
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David Bowie considered becoming a Buddhist monk, and studied for a few months in 1967 before a Lama told him he should follow music instead. His ashes were scattered in Bali in accordance with Buddhist rituals.
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David Bowie was turned down by a BBC talent selection group just before his breakthrough, stating “amateur sounding vocalist who sings wrong notes and out of tune”.
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Rock Star David Bowie Once Launched His Own Internet Service To Rival AOL
David Bowie was a legend in our time, the likes of whom we may never see again. His genius knew few bounds. He was well-loved as a star of stage and screen, but it turns out he was also a bit of a tech visionary!
Back in 1998, David Bowie, international rock star extraordinaire, made a pretty bold announcement – he was launching his own internet service! Called BowieNet, the platform aimed to unite music fans around the world with uncensored access to the internet, as well as plenty of exclusive content found on www.davidbowie.com.
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Users would get a customizable home page, an email address (your.name@davidbowie.com), groups, chat capabilities, gaming and more.
Pretty much Facebook, except run by David Bowie, which makes it better.
It all started when two internet pioneers, Robert Goodale and Ron Roy, came to Bowie with an idea. How about an online fan club that would also be an internet service provider? Bowie was already using email and digital releases to reach his fan base, so he was psyched to give it a go.
The competition? America Online.
So, the laughter settled, Bowie went to work on his vision. Older folks will remember receiving CD-ROMs in the mail, finding them delivered with their pizzas or a few of them falling out of magazines offering free trials of AOL. But Bowie wanted to experiment with his CD-ROM. He created 3D-rendered environments, music and videos, along with the customized Internet Explorer browser. Some material couldn’t even be accessed except for online.
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He also interacted with fans, posting as “Sailor” on message boards and hosting live chats.
Bowie had big plans for his brand of early social media. But when dial-up internet disintegrated, his 100,000 subscribers trickled away. BowieNet shut down in 2006. No one much noticed. The announcement wasn’t even made until 2012. Ironically, the post appeared on Bowie’s own Facebook page.
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Bowie made a career out of being revolutionary. His accomplishments with BowieNet foreshadowed everything internet users are offered now. He couldn’t have known the power the internet would ultimately have in the music business. But he saw the potential and jumped in like he did with everything in his glitzy life.
Imagine if he launched BowieNet during the Ziggy Stardust days.
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David Bowie could barely perform his…
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David Bowie declined the royal honor of Commander of the British…
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