David Bowie David Bowie David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie (), was an English singer, songwriter and actor. He was a leading figure in the music industry and is considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, acclaimed by critics and musicians, particularly for his innovative work during the 1970s. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, with his music and stagecraft having a significant impact on popular music. During his lifetime, his record sales, estimated at 140 million albums worldwide, made him one of the world's best-selling
Quicksand (David Bowie song) famous members, Aleister Crowley, as well as Heinrich Himmler, Winston Churchill and Juan Pujol (codename: Garbo). "NME" editors Roy Carr and Charles Shaar Murray have described it as "Bowie in his darkest and most metaphysical mood", while a contemporary review in "Rolling Stone" remarked on its "superb singing" and "beautiful guitar motif". Marilyn Manson has stated that "Quicksand" and Bowie's "Ashes to Ashes" are his favorite songs. Pegg, Nicholas, "The Complete David Bowie", Reynolds & Hearn Ltd, 2000, Quicksand (David Bowie song) "Quicksand" is a song written by David Bowie in 1971 for the album "Hunky Dory"; it was recorded