Backstage Passes

Life on the Wild Side with David Bowie

De: Angela Bowie, Patrick Carr

Narrado por: Angela Bowie

There are countless books about the great rock/pop icon of the 20th century David Bowie. But there's only one written by the woman who met him aged just 19, married him, had a child with him, and helped shape his image and the early stages of his career.

In one of the great rock 'n' roll exposés, Angela Mary Hartnett Bowie gives a riveting account of her years with Bowie and his progress from aspiring young singer to international rock stardom. She emerges as a witty, powerful personality in her own right, and as his partner of 10 years, she has insights into his background and personality that are exclusively hers.

American, educated in Cyprus, Switzerland, the US, and then London, Angie brought her confidence and sophistication to the young David’s life and is credited with conceptualizing the costumes for the Ziggy Stardust stage show, which was his breakthrough to success.

This is a fascinating glimpse into the music and club scene of early-'70s London, and later the rock lifestyle in New York and Los Angeles. Angie knew everyone and gives a colorful, wry account of the ambience and her brushes with other giants of the decade - Jagger, Elton John, Lou Reed, the Jacksons, and members of Led Zeppelin, to name just a few. Her story gives a unique take on life with the inscrutable Bowie, and she recounts the dissolution of their marriage and his descent into cocaine addiction, with courage and charm.

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awesome

its like having angie bowie in your living room telling u everything you want to know about those long ago days of myth and magic

Fantastic!

Witty! Intelligent! Educational! She’s one of a kind and I can’t wait to hear more of her work. I love the way she writes and even more, the way she performs. I have always liked DB’s acting and some of his music. Angela made me see how important he was to musical culture as well as go and check out his earlier music. I was so entertained by her perspective on and experience of that time. Highly recommend!

Bad diggity

I always knew there was more to this story. I loved her gravely voice and her honest approach to story telling. Definitely worth the read for perspective and understanding in then early Bowie years. A classic example of what every young person may go through during their trials of young (star seeking) couple. The mental processing this young gal had to rationally compute in a world unknown. So much respect and love for this woman and story,

Great Story Teller

For the first ten minutes I thought I would stop listening and return the book. But then it ironed out with the shifting voice tone and the rustle of papers. Now I see the humor in it. She is a great story teller, a performer. Possibly the best narration I have ever heard in an audiobook. She's also very witty and satirical. Again, very witty. The stories and her take on the people and situations is hysterical. I really laughed through the story telling. I guess the book was written in 1993 and only now getting to audio format. I think she could narrate any book and make it enjoyable to listen to. I bought the book because I like to read memiors. This is a good memior and, a mini biography of the singer David Bowie.

Listen to this book and Then see the Movie

It's hard not to be jealous that I did not have an Angela Bowie type in my corner when I was pursuing my musical career.
And I agree with several other reviewers, that I would love to hear Angela Bowie read other books. Her voice and enthusiasm Is....... addictive.