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12 gen 2016 · His eyes were the product not of genes but a teenage fistfight that resulted in anisocoria, a condition in which a person’s eyes have different-size pupils. In the spring of 1962, Bowie got into a fight with his school pal — and, later, lifetime artistic partner — George Underwood.
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14 gen 2016 · His eyes were the product not of genes but a teenage fistfight that resulted in anisocoria, a condition in which a person’s eyes have different-size pupils. In the spring of 1962, Bowie got...
15 apr 2021 · David Bowie aveva questi particolarissimi occhi, uno di colore azzurro intenso e l’altro di un altrettanto bel marrone. Sta di fatto, però, che non è affatto veritiero che questa...
11 gen 2016 · Bowie soffriva infatti di anisocoria, una diversa grandezza del diametro delle pupille. In pratica, gli occhi apparivano di due colori diversi solo perché la pupilla sinistra, che faceva...
- Zeina Ayache
- 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”
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...
- Alan York
11 gen 2016 · The remarkable story behind David Bowie’s most iconic feature. Published: January 11, 2016 6:52am EST. Bowie: the eyes of an icon. Stephen Luff/flickr, CC BY. “At the centre of it all,...
His eyes could appear eerie and mismatched, producing a captivating or mesmeric gaze from on stage or through the lens of a camera. And the uncanny appearance of Bowie’s eyes was ideal for...
