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David Bowie

Alternative rock
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David Bowie is a Alternative rock and Ambient act. Their catalogue also touches Electronic, House and Pop. Their sound grew out of The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Little Richard, The Velvet Underground and Scott Walker. Those roots explain a lot about how David Bowie arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Tin Machine, Iggy Pop, Roxy Music, Mott the Hoople and Talking Heads, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Police, Bryan Adams, Harry Styles, Falco and Sam Ryder, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 457 connections around David Bowie, reaching back through The Beatles and forward to The Police. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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David BowieThe BeatlesPink FloydLittle RichardThe Velvet UndergroundScott WalkerSong to WoodyMusic for FilmsDiscreet MusicThe PoliceBryan AdamsHarry StylesFalcoSam RyderMadonnaLady GagaJustin TimberlakeTin MachineIggy PopRoxy MusicMott the HoopleTalking HeadsSparksBryan FerryThe Beatles

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David Bowie connections

David Bowie grew out of The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Little Richard and The Velvet Underground, shares an orbit with Tin Machine, Iggy Pop, Roxy Music and Mott the Hoople, went on to shape The Police, Bryan Adams, Harry Styles and Falco. 457 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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