David Bowie and the Search for Life, Death and God
A spiritual meditation on his music and creativity
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Product details:
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
- Date of Publication 15 January 2026
- Number of Volumes Paperback
- ISBN 9781399422840
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages256 pages
- Size 232x150x24 mm
- Weight 335 g
- Language English 688
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Short description:
The story of how David Bowie's search for meaning inspired him to write the music that defined a generation.
MoreLong description:
'The Bowie you thought you knew is recast completely' Helen Barrett, The Spectator
''Ormerod had me singing in the choir with him' Simon Critchley, The Guardian
'a transfixing look at David Bowie's life through a spiritual lens... fresh and revealing' Publishers Weekly
The story of how David Bowie's search for meaning inspired him to write the music that defined a generation.
In this wide-ranging biography, Peter Ormerod explores the quest for spirituality that powered David Bowie's creativity from his earliest recordings to his death-defying final album. Bowie's genre-expanding, era-crossing genius had an extraordinary impact on popular culture but his life-long search for spiritual truth and enlightenment has been overlooked.
From Bowie's first musical encounters as a choirboy, this book traces his spiritual obsessions over the years. As a young musician at the start of his career, he was enraptured by Tibetan Buddhism. It was the first step in a spiritual journey that would generate his most profound lyrics and music. From the Kabbalah-influenced tracks of Station to Station to Ziggy Stardust's messiah complex and the profound affinity between Heroes and Christian thought, Ormerod sheds new light on the spiritual traditions behind Bowie's genius.
Taking Bowie's spiritual explorations and faith seriously, Ormerod shows us how this quest for meaning propelled him through his darkest moments and biggest successes, lending his music a timelessness and depth that has spoken to so many people across the world. Whether experiencing a dark night of the soul in LA during his occult phase or reciting the Lord's prayer in front of thousands of concertgoers, Bowie was always searching for that universal truth that lies beyond everyday reality.
