'A wondrous collection of writings to provoke the Bowie fan into deepening their understanding
of the man not just the myth.' Dave Roberts God is in the TV zine 'Insightful and vibrant
Far Above the World is a compelling reminder that Bowie's influence didn't end in 2016. Instead
it continues to illuminate the present and chart the path ahead.' The Voice 'I really enjoyed
the intimacy of the read. A zoetrope of the life of David Robert Jones.' Bono 'I love Paul
Morley's writing about David Bowie ... magical and inspired like Bowie himself.' Johnny Marr
'A compelling chronicle of David Bowie's search for new ideas and where they led him. Bowie:
the keen-bean enthusiast and cunning strategist the original and the imitator the star and
the bloke the pale intellectual and the sexy rock-and-roller. Paul Morley brings them all
together in this intriguingly philosophical study of a unique artist.' Neil Tennant A
landmark exploration of David Bowie as an everlasting cultural force and changemaker by
acclaimed writer Paul Morley. In the ten years since the death of David Bowie in 2016 there
has been no loss of interest in and fascination with his life music and driven complex
personality. He is definitely one musician one performer destined not to be forgotten. The
significant grief and sadness that greeted Bowie's death has evolved into a deeper enduring
love for his music style wit artistic curiosity sexual energy flamboyant outsider spirit
and insatiable provocative appetite for life. Far Above the World documents one of the UK's
greatest creative artists through the spectacularly colourful and vibrant journey of a man who
constantly reinvented himself and his music. Bowie lived in the future using the pop song to
chronicle overwhelming and dangerous times searching for the light and creating a
communication channel between post-war 20th century times and where(ever) we are now. This
anniversary book will place him in the now and next as much as is past and argue that his
songs and his messages reflections and warnings become ever more relevant and compelling as
time passes.
