David Bowie: The Chameleon of Rock

By Arena Press

On a cold January morning in 1947, in the South London
borough of Brixton, a child was born who would grow up to
become one of the most influential musicians of the 20th
century. David Robert Jones entered the world on January
8, 1947, at 40 Stansfield Road, on the boundary between
Brixton and Stockwell. His parents, Margaret Mary "Peggy"
Burns and Haywood Stenton "John" Jones, could hardly
have imagined that their son would one day transform
popular music and challenge conventional notions of
identity, sexuality, and artistic expression.
David's mother, Peggy, was born at Shorncliffe Army Camp
near Cheriton, Kent, and worked as a waitress at a cinema in
Royal Tunbridge Wells. His father, John, hailed from
Doncaster, Yorkshire, and worked as a promotions officer for
the children's charity Barnardo's. The Jones family
represented the working-class backbone of post-war Britain,
striving to rebuild their lives in the aftermath of World War
II.
From his earliest years, David displayed characteristics that
would define his later career: an insatiable curiosity, a gift
for performance, and an almost supernatural ability to
absorb and transform the cultural influences around him. At
Stockwell Infants School, which he attended until age six,
David quickly acquired a reputation as both a gifted child
and a defiant brawler. Teachers noted his single-minded
determination and his tendency to challenge authority-
traits that would serve him well in his later battles against
musical conservatism and social conformity.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FH281ZNJ
• ISBN13: 9798291014042
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 74 Pages
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"