How The Rolling Stones changed David Bowie

The Rolling Stones and David Bowie are iconoclasts in their own ways. The former remain rock ‘n’ roll legends, a rowdy rabble of Londoners who railed against the status quo with their unapologetic and swaggering form of music, as well as their notorious penchant for hellraising in broader life. In many ways, they are the ultimate rockstars, and their legend is one that most people are familiar with, a testament to the gravitas of their exploits. As for David Bowie, although he delivered the iconic track ‘Space Oddity’ in 1969, it wasn’t until 1972, when he released The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, that he confirmed himself as one of the all-time greats. Bowie’s radicalism was much greater than The Rolling Stones, a genius songwriter who set about putting the world to the right by grappling with challenging and taboo themes in his work. Without him, music and culture would not be the kaleidoscopic landscape that it is today. Duly, regarding his progressive attitude and pench