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Not everything Bowie did was genius – he was more interesting than that

7 January 2023

9:00 AM

7 January 2023

9:00 AM

I’m generally not a fan of New Year’s resolutions, but one occurred to me recently as the younger members of my family were blasting out a patchy David Bowie playlist: Stand Up Against Revisionism. It’s harder than ever these days not to succumb to printing the myth – reality can be so so-so – but critics have a duty to keep a clear head while others are losing theirs.

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