McCartney Times

John Lennon is perhaps the most famous songwriter of all time and is undoubtedly one of the most influential. Be it his work in The Beatles or as a solo artist, Lennon created countless iconic moments over his career, and without his work, popular culture today would look very different. The Beatles created modern pop music as we know it, and this was, in part, down to Lennon’s knack for penning classic after classic.

Another icon that Lennon and The Beatles paved the way for was David Bowie. The Brixton native also significantly impacted the development of popular music and culture, helping to pull us from the rigid shackles of the past into a more fluid future.

Bowie defied norms and via his various chameleonic guises, subverted the establishment. When he truly broke through with 1972’s Ziggy Stardust, nobody, not even The Velvet Underground, had ever done what he was doing. He blended the androgyny and sexual themes that The Velvet Underground explored with science-fiction, a genius means of critiquing modern society.

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Source: John Lennon told David Bowie what he thought about glam rock