The Secret Origin of Ziggy Stardust, Concluded

OK, this is where things get a little strange. A little more synchy.

All the more appropriate as we observe the sixth anniversary of Bowie's cosmic ascension.

The Secret Origin of Ziggy Stardust, Part Two

"I always had a repulsive sort of need to be something more than human. I felt very very puny as a human. I thought. 'Fuck that. I want to be a Superman.'"

-- David Bowie

In part one, we looked at David Bowie's seminal creation Ziggy Stardust and the history behind it. Or at least the history as it's known. And the known history is quite lacking, as it almost always is.

The Secret Origin of Ziggy Stardust, Part One

You don't need me to tell you that the 1972 LP The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (or Ziggy Stardust, for short) was a major milestone, not only in the life and career of David Bowie but in rock 'n' roll history as well. It was with this album that the Glam era truly began, and pop music - and popular culture - would never be the same again.