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Jan 12, 2016 · Part of his stage persona revolved not just around his vivid makeup and incredible gift for music, but also for his magnetic, almost eerie pair of eyes: one clear blue, the other a moody black. What gave Bowie’s eyes their hypnotic dual colors?
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- Why Did David Bowie Have Different Coloured eyes?
- “I Was Very Pissed Off with Him… at Break Time I Hit Him”
- “It Gave Him That Enigmatic Look”
- “David Said I Did Him A Favour”
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Bowie’s hypnotic dual-coloured eyes have long since been the source of speculation. Instead of accepting that he was born plain David Jones in Brixton, London, some would prefer to believe his eyes proved that he really was an alien from another planet, and that he actually crash-landed on Earth like another of his famous alter egos, Thomas Jerome ...
Throughout Bowie’s life, one of his best friends was George Underwood. As boys the pair went to school together, and their burgeoning interest in the opposite sex resulted in an unlikely confrontation in the spring of 1962 which would change Bowie’s appearance forever. The object of the young men’s affections was a girl called Carol Goldsmith, but ...
Happily, the two young men quickly patched up their temporary falling out and remained thick as thieves from thereon in. During 1963, Underwood joined the Beckenham Art School and – like Bowie – he became increasingly interested in music. He made a record with The King Bees and also – under the pseudonym Calvin James – a solo single, Some Things Yo...
Ultimately, then, it seems that the two talented young men benefitted from one brief moment of hot-headed teenage angst which left such a lasting impression. Surviving that momentary punch-up, their friendship went on to last a lifetime, with Bowie even sending Underwood a hamper on his birthday each year. “I only ever meant to give him a black eye...
How did David Bowie get his distinctive eyes? Find out the real reason behind his anisocoria, a condition that made his pupils and irises appear uneven. Learn how a school fight, a girl, and a friend shaped his iconic look.
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Jun 15, 2019 · The punch inadvertently caused one pupil to become permanently dilated, so Bowie’s eyes appeared to be different colors. The right eye was blue, the left appeared to be brown because of a deep ...
Jan 14, 2016 · Part of his stage persona revolved not just around his vivid makeup and incredible gift for music, but also for his magnetic, almost eerie pair of eyes: one clear blue, the other a moody...
Jul 5, 2024 · David Bowie doesn't have different eye colours, but the strange behind his distinctive eyes is still pretty remarkable.
Jan 11, 2016 · Complete heterochromia is a fairly rare condition (in humans) whereby each iris is a distinctly different color, such as having one blue iris and the other brown. But this isn't why Bowie's...
Jul 4, 2020 · David Bowie's childhood friend, George Underwood, is the reason why the late music icon had his distinctive different coloured eyes.
