Ziggy Stardust Made Him Question His Sanity
Bowie had many alter egos over the years, but Ziggy Stardust was the most famous of them all. In 1972 and 1973, he toured as the glam rock persona until he suddenly announced at a concert that he would be putting Ziggy and the Spiders from Mars to rest.
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Bowie later admitted that Ziggy wouldn’t leave him alone for years. His alter ego was lingering around, and that’s when “it all started to go sour.” He later explained how his whole personality was affected. “It became very dangerous,” he described. “I really did have doubts about my sanity.” Four years after the Ziggy Stardust period, he became the Thin White Duke.