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Vile Bodies and Aladdin Sane (More)

Posted on June 4, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Waugh biographer and blogger Duncan McLaren has posted a thought-provoking article on the influence of Waugh’s novel Vile Bodies on David Bowie’s composition of Aladdin Sane. See earlier posts. McLaren reimagines Bowie’s work against the backdrop of the parties he attended on his … Continue reading →

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Vile Bodies and Aladdin Sane

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

A newsblog has posted a review of David Bowie’s 1973 Aladdin Sane album in which the connections with Waugh’s novel Vile Bodies are further elaborated: Named after the pun ‘A Lad Insane’, David Bowie has stated that this album was … Continue reading →

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David Bowie, William Boyd and Evelyn Waugh: Art Hoaxers

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Art Critic and Sportswriter Jasper Rees has posted an article on a blog called The Arts Desk in response to the death yesterday of David Bowie. According to Rees, Bowie and novelist William Boyd (both Waugh fans and art lovers) … Continue reading →

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Death of a Waugh Fan

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The papers have announced today the death of singer-songwriter David Bowie (1947-2016). He was just 2 days past his 69th birthday. Bowie was unusually widely read for a popular musician, and one of his fans posted the list of his 100 favorite … Continue reading →

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David Bowie, Waugh Fan (more)

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

In an earlier post, David Bowie’s appreciation of Waugh’s work was noted. An arts blogger (Dan Shepelavy) offers additional information. According to his article “Bright Young Things, Part 2: Bowie Edition,” Bowie’s album Aladdin Sane was inspired by his reading of … Continue reading →

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David Bowie, Waugh Fan

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Jeffrey Manley

A list of singer/songwriter David Bowie’s 100 favorite books includes Evelyn Waugh’s 1930 novel Vile Bodies. The list appears in an Independent newspaper article that was published in conjunction with the exhibition David Bowie is at the Victoria & Albert museum, which ran for several months … Continue reading →

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