Bowie (37 page)

David with his fabled crown jewels accentuated in a scene from
The Man Who Fell to Earth
.
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David’s mug shot after his 1976 arrest for the possession of pot, which was never his favorite drug . . .
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The Thin White Duke on the town with glamorous transsexual Romy Haag in 1976.
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Only
Just a Gigolo
.
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David as “The Elephant Man,” on Broadway.
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David with Elvis’s ex-paramour Monique van Vooren, one of the only women who ever rejected his courtly approaches.
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David and the former Mrs. Mick Jagger, Bianca, at the 1983 U.S. Festival.
Corbis

David and Mick Jagger after a birthday party, the best of friends, and—according to David—nothing else.
Mirrorpix

David in a scene from
The Hunger
in which he plays a vampire, with his costar Ann Magnuson.
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David stars in Jim Henson’s film
Labyrinth.
Photofest

David triumphs over his old nemesis Andy Warhol by playing him in
Basquiat.
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David at Live Aid in 1985 with his best friend, confidant, and gatekeeper, Corinne “Coco” Schwab, his left hand and more for more than forty years.
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David and Iman, together, now and always.
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