Just recently a sad news spread over the network about the death of the famous rock musician, the master of reincarnations of the Englishman David Bowie. He died on January 10, 2016 after 18 months of fighting a serious illness - liver cancer . Few people knew about the terrible illness of the singer. David Bowie until the last day stood stoically, not wanting to appeal to the sympathy of the people around him. Participation of David Bowie in the musical "Lazarus", as well as work on the last solo album continued without interruption. Two days before his death on his 69th birthday, the musician released the last studio album called Blackstar. Having lived a truly bright and rich life, David Bowie left the memory of a unique musician and a wonderful family man.
Short biography of David Bowie
David Bowie was born January 8, 1947 in London in the usual family of working people. His mother Margaret Mary Peggy was a ticket dealer at the cinema, and Father Hayward Stanton John Jones worked in one of the UK's charitable foundations. Already at school, David earned a reputation as a gifted and yet very disobedient boy. At the age of nine, he first began attending classes in vocals and choreography. Teachers immediately noted Bowie, calling him a manner of performing amazing and "brightly artistic." According to Bowie, the power of music made a great impression on him and almost immediately captured him completely. As a child, the singer mastered the musical instruments of the pianoforte, guitar and saxophone, and later became a multi-instrumentalist. After failing the final exam, David Bowie went to the Bromley Technical High School, where he studied music, art and design. Already at the age of 15 he organized his first rock band The Kon-rads. A year later, he left college, telling his parents he was determined to become a pop star. Soon he left and the group The Kon-rads, moving to the team The King Bees. Since then, in search of opportunities to meet their own ambitions, David Bowie has changed many groups, until in 1967 he started a solo career with an album called David Bowie. The first successes on the way to the glory of David Bowie made in 1969, after performing the song Space Oddity. From this moment the epic journey of the great musician, master of transformations and inimitable rock artist David Bowie to world fame and universal recognition began.
Family and children of David Bowie
Music, of course, was a significant part of the life of David Bowie, but it was in her place for both the family and children. David Bowie was married twice and had two children. In the first marriage with model Angela Barnett he had a son Duncan Zoe Heywood Jones. Being married for the second time to supermodel Iman Abdulmajid , David Bowie became the father of a charming baby. The girl was called Alexandria Zahra Jones.
Duncan Zoe Heywood Jones is the son of David Bowie
The son of rock star Duncan Jones was born on May 30, 1971 in London. He is also widely known as Zoe Jones and Joey Bowie. The birth of the son inspired David Bowie to write the song Kooks, which was included in his album Hunky Dory. Childhood Duncan was held in different cities: London, Berlin and Vevey in Switzerland, where he attended primary school classes. Later, after the divorce of his parents in 1980, David Bowie formalized custody of his son. Duncan's meetings with his mother took place during school holidays. At the age of 14 he entered the prestigious boarding school Gordonstoun in Scotland. As a child, Duncan dreamed of becoming a fighter, noting a great natural strength. However, later his choice fell on the profession of filmmaker. He graduated from the London Film School and with great success presented his first feature film "The Moon 2112". The painting was awarded two awards in the field of independent British cinema, and also nominated for two BAFTA awards, one of which she managed to win. In addition, the film received a large number of nominations and awards at various film festivals.
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In November 2012, the wife of Duncan Jones became photographer Rodin Ronquillo. Timely diagnosed with breast cancer, Rodin successfully underwent the corresponding operation. To date, the couple are seriously involved in the detection of breast cancer in the early stages of this terrible disease.
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