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David Bowie On The Ziggy Stardust Years: 'We Were Creating The 21st Century In 1971'

"I don't live for the stage," David Bowie told Fresh Air's Terry Gross. "I don't live for an audience." Jo Hale/Getty Images hide caption

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David Bowie On The Ziggy Stardust Years: 'We Were Creating The 21st Century In 1971'

Fresh Air

In conversation with Fresh Air's Terry Gross from 2002, Bowie was in the midst of making and releasing Reality. Here, he talks about leaving characters in his songs and his love of Tibetan horns.

David Bowie On The Ziggy Stardust Years: 'We Were Creating The 21st Century In 1971'

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David Bowie

Early in his life, David Bowie spent time in a monastery, tried playing the saxophone and founded a mime company. He decided to focus on music in the 1970s, depriving the world of a miming talent that may have rivaled that of Marcel Marceau. With his new album "Heathen," Bowie enters his fourth decade as a rock star. Host Renee Montagne speaks with him about his new album, being a father again and the birthday of one of his earliest creations: Ziggy Stardust. Hear an extended version of the interview or watch an All Songs Considered presentation on Bowie's new song, "Slow Burn."

David Bowie

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