One of the few artists many people are able to recognize simply from the eyes.

As a teenager he came to blows with a friend about a girl they both fancied, and the injury he sustained resulted in a rare eye affliction called "anisocoria."

Anisocoria is unequal pupil size. The pupil is the black part in the center of the eye. It gets larger in dim light and smaller in bright light. Source

David Jones was clearly destined to be a rock star. We know him as the late great David Bowie. It was his melodic gift that I particularly enjoyed, but he was also an actor, and quite witty in his own dry way. If you've never seen his segment on the series “Extras,” this is a real highlight.

David Bowie on the Series "Extras"

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First television appearance 1964, David Bowie age 17

1970 David Bowie first live TV performance

1990 David Bowie in Japan 20 years later

A revised version of David Bowie's Space Oddity, recorded by Commander Chris Hadfield on board the International Space Station. Over 39 million views.

Commander Chris Hadfield shares how David Bowie felt about his cover of Space Oddity

Very nice Harp-guitar cover version of Space Oddity

One of my favorite lesser known David Bowie songs -

Don't Look Down, from the Album "Tonight."