Dey Street Books

Like so many vital figures in British pop history, from Pete Townshend to Paul Weller, Bowie came from a blurry region of British society that encompasses the educated working class, the socially precarious petite bourgeoisie and what could be called the uncomfortably-off middle class, i.e. professional or office workers whose income didn’t quite match their aspirations.

Max’s Kansas City.” (No other NYC locale inspired English rock boys like this one—Marc Bolan’s “Baby Boomerang,” John Lennon’s “New York City,” Mick Jagger’s “Do You Think I Really Care

Ziggy Goes to Washington: Ziggy under the influence of America