David Bowie (September 25, 1976) Bowie the Master of Illusion – Melody Maker Character Sketch

Publication: Melody Maker

Date: September 25, 1976

Writer: Melody Maker Staff

A sharp, slightly mischievous Melody Maker character sketch positioning Bowie as a master of illusion — a performer who bends the press, the public, and even his own image to his will. The brisk, personality-driven profile blends admiration, suspicion, and fascination, capturing Bowie in the Station to Station aftermath as a figure both hyper-visible and impossible to pin down. It explores his shifting personas, his growing distance from the British press, and his calculated mystique, framing him as a cultural chess player who understands the mechanics of fame better than those attempting to document it.