David Bowie child Alexandria Zahra Jones
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Bowie married his first wife, Mary Angela Barnett, on 19 March 1970 at Bromley Register Office in Bromley, London. They had an open marriage. Angie described their union as a marriage of convenience. "We got married so that I could [get a permit to] work. I didn't think it would last and David said, before we got married, 'I'm not really in love with you' and I thought that's probably a good thing", she said. Bowie said about Angie that "living with her is like living with a blow torch." Their son Duncan, born on 30 May 1971, was at first known as Zowie. David and Angie divorced on 8 February 1980 in Switzerland; the former received custody of their son. After the gag order that was part of their divorce agreement ended, Angie wrote Backstage Passes: Life on the Wild Side with David Bowie, a memoir of their turbulent marriage.Bowie married Somali-American model Iman in a private ceremony in Lausanne on 24 April 1992. The wedding was later solemnised on 6 June in Florence. The couple's marriage influenced the content of Black Tie White Noise, particularly on tracks such as "The Wedding"/"The Wedding Song" and "Miracle Goodnight". They had one daughter, Alexandria "Lexi" Zahra Jones, born on 15 August 2000. The couple resided primarily in New York City and London as well as owning an apartment in Sydney's Elizabeth Bay and Britannia Bay House on the island of Mustique.
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