David Robert Jones, better known to us as David Bowie, turns the golden age of sixty five today, January 8th. From innovative and eclectic musical genius to androgynous showman and film actor, Bowie has made quite a dent in the pop cultural landscape – to start, he’s sold 140 million albums and is ranked 39th on Rolling Stone’s list of the greatest artists of all time. Let’s take a quick look back at the boy who grew into the rebel starman we all know and love:

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