Larman, Alexander - Lazarus: The Second Coming of David Bowie

A major new biography of David Bowie on the 10th anniversary of his death, exploring the second half of his career from commerical failures to critical rebirth in the 21st century

Twenty-five years before Bowie’s death on 10th January 2016 he appeared to be washed up. His Eighties career had been a slow descent into self-parody, his attempts to diversify into hard rock had been disastrous, and the art-rock music with which he had made his name was badly out of fashion. The Thin White Duke needed a miracle if he was not only going to be able to assume his rightful place at the top of the rock music firmament, but even to continue his career. And a miracle –a resurrection from the dead –is precisely what happened.