High School and Lifelong Friends
Bowie went to Bromley Technical High School, an unusual technical school, as biographer Christopher Sandford noted. He studied art, music, and design. His half-brother Terry Burns introduced him to modern jazz, and his mother gave him a Grafton saxophone in 1961. He then took lessons from baritone saxophonist Ronnie Ross.
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During his time at the technical school, Bowie befriended future musician Peter Frampton, whose father was Bowie’s art teacher. The two bonded over music and remained close until Bowie’s death. “He introduced me, along with George Underwood, to Buddy Holly and Eddie Cochran; people I wasn’t aware of at that age,” Frampton said of Bowie. The two collaborated several times over the years.