Often - and somewhat erroneously - referred to as a musical chameleon on the strength of his genre-flitting career, David Bowie’s talent for both songwriting and performance would in actual fact push him to the very epicentre of the musical and cultural conversation. Bowie rarely, if ever, 'blended in'.
As a creative, Bowie never adopted a simple, one-size-fits-all approach to making music. Over the span of his 54-year creative odyssey, Bowie leapt across genres including folk, heavy rock, glam rock, soul, funk, electronic, pop, industrial and… well, it’d be easier to list the genres he didn’t dip his toes into.
He also invented a few for good measure. Have you heard Low? It essentially set the synth-pop template for the ensuing decade.
