Velvet Goldmine

Although what you are about to see is a work of fiction, it should nevertheless be played

at maximum volume.

A film by Todd Haynes

• Amanda Loder, Mavica McLane, Kendra Suhr

Great Britain, early 70’s During the days of Glam Rock

• Character history • Management change 1 • Portrayal of Bowie’s Marriage to Angela 2

• Shooting hoax • Divorce 3 • Kurt Wild was not one person 10

• David Bowie’s Sexuality – “It's true - I am a bisexual. But I can't deny that I've used that fact very well. I suppose it's the best thing that ever happened to me.” -1973 4 – "I think I was always a closet heterosexual.” -1993 4 • Relationships

You make me act real gone, you make me trawl along I had to ravish your capsule, suck you dry Feel the teeth in your bone, heal ya head with my own Why if I don't have you home, we'll have to fight alone Hang all together 5

• David Bowie’s Son 6 • Name Changes 7 • Producing 8 • Focus on Glam Rock era

•Entertainment •Viewer/Student Responsibility to seek truth

Works Cited • • • • • • • • • • •

1. Matthew-Walker, Robert . David Bowie, Theater of Music. Buckinghamshire: Kent House, 1985. pg 12 2. Mathew-Walker (1985) pg 28 3. Mathew-Walker (1985) pg 47 4.”Ziggy Takes Shape.” The Ziggy Stardust Companion. Jan 19, 2007. 5. Bowie, David “Velvet Goldmine.” Lyrics. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Rykodisk/EMI, 1971 6. Mathew-Walker (1985) pg 25 7. Mathew-Walker (1985) pg 10 8. Mathew-Walker (1985) pg 37 9. “Glam Rock.” Wikipedia. Feb 3, 2009. 10. “Velvet Goldmine” The Ziggy Stardust Companion. Oct 13, 2002. 11. Mathew-Walker (1985) pg 27