Lyric discussion by Akasha 

Cover art for Rock 'n' Roll Suicide lyrics by David Bowie

In the story of Ziggy, I think it deals with the suicide of Lady Stardust after she's killed the Spiders from Mars, who had killed Ziggy, though that's all speculative. It's the end of the album, the end of the band, and the end of the world.

@Akasha Hi, I don't know where you came up with this story about Lady Stardust killing the Spiders from Mars, it sounds like pure fiction to me, but I can yell you one thing with certainly, as a former acquaintance of a truly sweet man and rock star, Marc Bolan of T-Rex, who was killed in a car crash tragically 2 weeks before his 30th birthday, and as one who has met Bowie here in Philly, I can tell you unequivocally that Lady Stardust is a tribute to, about Marc Bolan. Lady Stardust therefore is not a she,...

@peterpaul The whole album is pure fiction...what is your point? This site is for fans to discuss what the songs mean to us and what we think they mean. Your name-dropping makes you sound like a loser desperate for attention...Peace.