Top 4 in Top 10 most mysterious artists of all time.
Throughout his career, Bowie has always hinted in his writings about himself as a fallen star. He calls himself "Ziggy Stardust", "The Man Who Fell to Earth", and sings about "Starman" and "Astronauts" (mostly meaning celestial beings, meteors, astronauts, etc.). With his unique looks and music, it's not hard to see why people often think he might be from space. There's been a lot of speculation about his final album Blackstar and Lazarus' song, with hidden messages about Bowie from the dead in the lyrics (Lazarus is a biblical figure, resurrected by God. Jesus). It is known that when he was young, Bowie was very interested in Kabballah (derived from Judaism, Kabballah is a philosophical concept that explains mysticism or religion), and he was almost obsessed with star symbols. five wings. Furthermore, Bowie was very interested in Aleister Crowley and even mentioned him in his songs (like (Quick Quicksand, 1971). All of his mysterious interests made people suspicious. shortly after he was announced dead about the possibility that Bowie wasn't dead, and the Internet was flooded with theories about satanic and religious symbolism in his videos. he was unrelenting, and people were still trying to decipher all the hidden messages in his artwork.