Bowie Unseen: Portraits of an Artist as a Young Man
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (997 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1851498648 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 80 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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Gerald Fearnley is a professional photographer, famous for capturing the front cover shot for Bowie's first album, David Bowie, in the '60s. . The friendship between the Fearnley family and Bowie meant that Bowie spent a lot of time at Gerald's house in Worcester Park, Surrey, both preparing for gigs and writing songs
Collects original and rare photographs from Bowie's debut album shoot, which were released for the first time as fine art prints in 2016These pictures show Bowie pre-fame, pre Ziggy Stardust, as a young man unaware of what the future holdsA glimpse at the origins of a late great pop-music icon In 1967, a 20-year-old David Jones decided to change his name to avoid confusion with the lead singer of the Monkees. Jones joined the band the Konrads, but then soon left them for the King Bees. These whimsical, youthful images capture the artist as a young man only a few years before he'd transform himself into Ziggy Stardust and launch a career that would become one of the most successful and influential in the history of modern music.But at that time, he was just starting out
The friendship between the Fearnley family and Bowie meant that Bowie spent a lot of time at Gerald's house in Worcester Park, Surrey, both preparing for gigs and writing songs. . About the Author Gerald Fearnley is a professional photographer, famous for capturing the front cover shot for Bowie's first album, David Bowie, in the '60s