David Bowie and the Search for Life, Death and God : A spiritual meditation on his music and creativity

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'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 WeeklyThe 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 often overlooked quest for spirituality that powered David Bowie's creativity from his earliest recordings to his death-defying final album. 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 gave 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.