Why was David Bowie so far ahead of his contemporaries?
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Like a few others have mentioned, he wasn't far ahead of anyone. He was actually always a step behind new trends. However he worked incredibly fast to adapt his sound to whatever he foresaw as the next big sound. read more
To summarize where Bowie was ahead of his contemporaries was his holistic view of what constituted a music artist in the early 70s, not just music, Image and Song Content also played a huge part. read more