David Bowie: Music Lover: The Inside Story of David Bowie’s Record Collection
Author: Geoff MacCormack, Jérôme Soligny Category: Bowie colleague Publisher: ACC Art Books Published: September 28, 2026 ISBN-13: 978-1788843584 Pages: 224 Country: United Kingdom Language: English Dimension: 25 x 1.9 x 19.5 cmDavid Bowie Music Lover /anglais: Music Lover : The Inside Story of David Bowie’s Record Collection
Reveals the artists that Bowie listened to throughout his life. Written jointly by his lifelong friend, Geoff MacCormack, and Bowie expert, Jérôme Soligny.
David Bowie was the original influencer. For five decades, his songs helped shape the landscape of popular music. But what did he listen to? Which artists, songs and albums did Bowie tune in to throughout his life?
This book, the first of its kind, reveals more than 100 artists that made it onto Bowie’s turntable.
David Bowie: Music Lover is a compelling mix of personal insight and expert commentary, jointly written by Bowie’s lifelong friend, collaborator and listening companion, Geoff MacCormack, and Jérôme Soligny, author of the seminal Rainbowman, who knew Bowie for 25 years.
From Classical to Britpop, Electronica to Delta Blues, the book explores Bowie’s eclectic playlist, redolent of the decades he lived through but also of his deep interest in all genres and eras of music. It’s a story that begins with Little Richard on Bowie’s childhood Dansette record player, and ends with Kendrick Lamar, a go-to listen during the recording of Blackstar, released just two days before he died.
An indispensable guide for Bowie fans and all Music Lovers.
From the Back Cover
David Bowie was the original influencer. For five decades, his songs helped shape the landscape of popular music. But what did he listen to? Which artists, songs and albums did Bowie tune in to throughout his life?
This book, the first of its kind, reveals more than 100 artists that made it onto Bowie’s turntable.
David Bowie: Music Lover is a compelling mix of personal insight and expert commentary, jointly written by Bowie’s lifelong friend, collaborator and listening companion, Geoff McCormack, an
About the Author
Geoff MacCormack was David Bowie’s lifelong friend. They grew up together, sharing an interest in music that continued throughout their lives. Geoff joined Bowie’s 1973 world tour as an additional back-up vocalist and percussionist, and later as a ‘Diamond Dog’ in ’74 and what would be known as ‘The Young Americans Soul Tour’. He also worked with Bowie on the six albums from Aladdin Sane to Station to Station. David Bowie: Music Lover is Geoff’s second book with ACC, following on from David Bowie: Rock ‘n’ Roll with Me (2023). Jérôme Soligny is a musician, writer and journalist who interviewed David Bowie on numerous occasions over a 25-year period. He is the author of Rainbowman (Monoray, 2023), widely acclaimed for its rigorous research into Bowie the musician. In 2019, Jérôme was awarded the Chevalier des Arts et Lettres by Tony Visconti.