Images: David Bowie through the years
David Bowie visits his attorney before his city court appearance in Rochester to answer to charges of illegal possession of drugs on March 25, 1976.
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David Bowie prepares for an appearance on ABC-TV's "Good Morning America" in New York in 1980.
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Linda Ronstadt and David Bowie in 1980.
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David Bowie rehearses for the Broadway play "The Elephant Man" in 1980.
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Rock star David Bowie performs on stage at Wembley Stadium in London on July 13, 1985, during the Live Aid famine relief concert.
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Rock stars David Bowie, left, and Peter Frampton appear at a news conference in New York where Bowie announced his North American tour on March 18, 1987.
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Rock stars Tina Turner and David Bowie dance together during a commercial for Pepsi in 1987.
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Singer/songwriter David Bowie performs during his Sound+Vision tour at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on May 26, 1990.
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David Bowie sings with Annie Lennox in 1992.
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British rock singer David Bowie and his wife, supermodel Iman, on the right, join actress Melanie Griffith and her husband, actor Don Johnson, at the 25th anniversary party for Rolling Stone Magazine in 1992 in New York.
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David Bowie performs during a 1995 concert in Hartford, Conn.
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British rock legend David Bowie rocks the boom and sings out at the Roskilde Festival in Denmark in 1996.
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Model Iman, left, and David Bowie arrive at the 2002 Council of Fashion Designers of America Fashion Awards in New York.
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Singer/songwriter David Bowie launches the United States leg of his 2003 "A Reality Tour," performing at Madison Square Garden in New York.
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David Bowie performs at the Fleet Center in Boston in 2004.
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British glam rocker David Bowie in 1973, during his Ziggy Stardust period.
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David Bowie arrives to the opening of the Metropolitan Opera 2006-2007 season in New York.
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Iman and David Bowie attend the 2010 CFDA Fashion Awards in New York.
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David Bowie appears on a giant screen with his various costumes as part of a retrospective exhibition, titled "David Bowie Is," at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London in 2013.
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