Like John Lennon before him, who would recoil at the thought of inauthenticity, Bowie felt like he had a nose that could sniff out any pretender in the vicinity, and it seemed he was ready to use it.

He struggled to balance mental pressures ever since his first band told him “No one wants to know you any more.” It's easy to forget that celebrities are just like the rest of us — trying to ...

Adds Gary Numan: “Being given the chance to do some good to raise money for people and animals struggling in these frightening times by singing one of the best songs ever written was such an ...