David Bowie invited confusion with Davy Jones of The Monkees, Bowie renamed himself after the 19th-century American pioneer James Bowie and the knife he had popularised. His April 1967 solo single, "The Laughing Gnome", using speeded-up thus high-pitched vocals, failed to chart. Released six weeks later, his album debut, "David Bowie", an amalgam of pop, psychedelia, and music hall, met the same fate. It was his last release for two years. Bowie met dancer Lindsay Kemp in 1967 and enrolled in his dance class at the London Dance Centre. He commented in 1972 that meeting Kemp was when his interest in image
Fascination (David Bowie song) Fascination (David Bowie song) "Fascination" is a song written by English singer and songwriter David Bowie and American musician Luther Vandross for Bowie's "Young Americans" album in 1975. The song originated from a Vandross song called "Funky Music" which The Mike Garson Band used to play before Bowie concerts in 1974. An alternate mix appeared on the 1989 "Sound + Vision" box set, though this was replaced with the original on the 2003 reissue of the compilation. While Bowie never performed this track live in concert, it was rehearsed for potential inclusion in Bowie's set at the 1985 London Live