Starman: David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust Years

was the year that saw the birth of rock'n'roll messiah ZIGGY STARDUST. David Bowie's provocative play with sexual identity and gender roles paved the way for his transformation into one of the most influential pop artists of all time. Reinhardt Kleist tells the story of the emergence of this edgy artistic figure through David Bowie's ill-fated efforts in the pre-Ziggy Stardust London music scene and his struggle with his own persona at the height of his fame: Bowie rapidly transforming into an egocentric rock star threatened by the destructiveness of his extreme lifestyle.