Does everyone forget this is a concept album? It's about an extraterrestrial rock star who comes to earth and rocks out and tries to save the world through his music. And most importantly this is glam rock so it's all about inflating the importance of rock and roll and celebrating itself. Ziggy's story throughout the album is really just a metaphor for the rise and fall of rock and roll itself in the 1950s. Rock and roll was originally a fad, and it did die a nasty death in the late 50s. Keep in mind that the number 1 song played on the radio before the Beatles breathed new life into rock and roll with their first hit single, was "How Much is that Doggy in the Window". Yeah...
So Starman is about Ziggy, the alien, broadcasting totally crazy rock and roll music on the radio from outerspace and the kids are digging it, and their parents don't get it, and Ziggy has the confidence and audacity to tell everyone that it's rock and roll that will save the world. And all that is just a science fiction metaphor for the arrival and acceptance of rock and roll by kids in the '50s, from the point of view of Bowie as a huge rock enthusiast.
But is Ziggy the Starman? I don't think so. Ziggy becomes a rock star in order to reach the masses and inform them of the coming of the Starman. The Starman chose him, but in the end, he loses touch with his purpose and his ego overtakes his purpose, which destroys him in the end.
But is Ziggy the Starman? I don't think so. Ziggy becomes a rock star in order to reach the masses and inform them of the coming of the Starman. The Starman chose him, but in the end, he loses touch with his purpose and his ego overtakes his purpose, which destroys him in the end.
Does everyone forget this is a concept album? It's about an extraterrestrial rock star who comes to earth and rocks out and tries to save the world through his music. And most importantly this is glam rock so it's all about inflating the importance of rock and roll and celebrating itself. Ziggy's story throughout the album is really just a metaphor for the rise and fall of rock and roll itself in the 1950s. Rock and roll was originally a fad, and it did die a nasty death in the late 50s. Keep in mind that the number 1 song played on the radio before the Beatles breathed new life into rock and roll with their first hit single, was "How Much is that Doggy in the Window". Yeah... So Starman is about Ziggy, the alien, broadcasting totally crazy rock and roll music on the radio from outerspace and the kids are digging it, and their parents don't get it, and Ziggy has the confidence and audacity to tell everyone that it's rock and roll that will save the world. And all that is just a science fiction metaphor for the arrival and acceptance of rock and roll by kids in the '50s, from the point of view of Bowie as a huge rock enthusiast.
But is Ziggy the Starman? I don't think so. Ziggy becomes a rock star in order to reach the masses and inform them of the coming of the Starman. The Starman chose him, but in the end, he loses touch with his purpose and his ego overtakes his purpose, which destroys him in the end.
But is Ziggy the Starman? I don't think so. Ziggy becomes a rock star in order to reach the masses and inform them of the coming of the Starman. The Starman chose him, but in the end, he loses touch with his purpose and his ego overtakes his purpose, which destroys him in the end.
@enjoymywaffles Very Cool interpretation.
@enjoymywaffles Very Cool interpretation.