I think he has a very fantastic charisma and he had been in many different musical styles.So,this is why i always have called him perfect artist.

His eyes added an exotic element to his looks that would become a signature of his image and he had had work of arts in psychedelic folk,glam rock,soul, R&B,jazz,dance music ,so he had has attention on every musical styles.

David Bowie's name comes from the Bowie knife... His real name is David Jones. Another Davey Jones was a member of the Monkeys. David Bowie had previously recorded as Davey Jones and the King Bees.

Bowie also appeared in a lot of movies,tv series.

In the British Broadcasting Corporation's 2002 poll of the 100 greatest Britons, Bowie ranked 29. Throughout his career he has sold an estimated 136 million albums, and ranks among the ten best-selling acts in UK pop history.

For the year 2006, David Bowie once again announced a break from performance, though he made a surprise appearance at a David Gilmour concert to sing the songs "Arnold Layne" and "Comfortably Numb", closing the concert.
Interview with David Bowie and more info about him.

Modern Music Rated David Bowie Albums:
Pin up
Hunky Dory
Diamond Dogs
Tonight
The man who sold world
Space oddity
Scary monsters
Let's Dance