Original sentence: A knowing and occasionally camp figure, he is universally recognised as one of the more accomplished and inspired artists in popular music.Bowie first caught the eye and ear of the public in the autumn of 1969, when his space-age mini-melodrama "Space Oddity" reached the top five of the UK singles chart.The relatively short-lived Ziggy persona epitomised a career often marked by musical innovation, reinvention and striking visual presentation.Throughout the 1970s he took cues from art, philosophy and literature and appeared to elevate pop and rock to a more sophisticated level
Edited sentence: An occasionally camp figure, throughout the 1970s he took cues from art, philosophy and literature.In 1969, Bowie's space-age mini-melodrama "Space Oddity" reached the top five of the UK singles chart.The relatively short-lived Ziggy persona shows Bowie's musical innovation, reinvention and striking visual presentation