The British rock musician David Bowie was ahead of his time in many areas, including costumes and stage looks.
Known for his versatility, he is often called “a chameleon of rock music”.
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Bowie had many stage personas and alter egos, including the Gaunt White Duke & Ziggy Stardust.
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The musician's charisma and impressive stage presence allowed him to move from one character to another with obvious ease.
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The musician is credited for introducing the concept of androgyny into fashion, popularizing a marketable androgynous brand, manipulating esoteric themes, and creating hundreds of visual images that largely determined the style of progressive youth of the second half of the twentieth century.
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His unique brand  to this day is copied and modified by other artists to varying degrees of success.
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Among the musical artists whose music styles and stage personas Bowie influenced are Brian Molko and his group Placebo with their androgyny, Madonna with her épatage fashions, Lady Gaga with her sophisticated style, and others.
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Among the most influential music albums of Bowie’s is Hunky Dory containing the iconic song “Life on Mars?”
This album influenced the groups
Yes & The Velvet Underground, as well as the artist Andy Warhol.
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David Bowie also influenced the Soviet art scene in the 1970s.
The popular countercultural artists’ collective “Mitki” were inspired by David Bowie, and used his glamorous persona as an antagonist/ villain to their own simple folk unpretentious style.
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The “chameleon” image of David Bowie had an effect on various aspects of culture.
A mollusk that changes color from transparent to gray was named after Bowie to echo the performer’s changing stage appearances.
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The American company Mattel released a Barbie doll named Ziggy Stardust.
an alter ego of Bowie
, dressed in red boots and a striped jumpsuit, with a hairstyle reminiscent of Bowie's.
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In short, the influence of David Bowie’s androgynous image on music, fashion, and pop culture is hard to underestimate.

Warning: these questons and answers are not all representative of the way questions will be asked and answered in the pilot, because some questions are compound and some answers do not include citations.

Q: Why is David Bowie called “a chameleon of rock music”?
A: Because of his many stage personasA: Because of his many alter egos

Q: What was David Bowie’s alter ego called?
A: Ziggy Stardust

Q: What was David Bowie’s alter ego called?
A: the Gaunt White Duke

Q: What characteristics allowed David Bowie to move from one character to another with ease?
A: His charismaA: His impressive stage presence

Q: In what way did David Bowie influence the style of progressive youth of the second half of the twentieth century?
A: Through introducing the concept of androgyny into fashionA: Through popularizing a marketable androgynous brandA: Through manipulating esoteric themesA: Through creating hundreds of visual images

Q: Which musician copied David Bowie’s brand?
A: Brian MolkoA: Placebo

Q: Which musician copied David Bowie’s brand?
A: Madonna

Q: Which musician copied David Bowie’s brand?
A: Lady Gaga

Q: What music group did David Bowie’s album Hunky Dory influence?
A: Yes

Q: What music group did David Bowie’s album Hunky Dory influence?
A: The Velvet Underground

Q: What artist did David Bowie’s album Hunky Dory influence?
A: Andy Warhol

Q: What Soviet countercultural artists’ collective were inspired by David Bowie?
A: Mitki

Q: How did Mitki use David Bowie’s persona in their art?
A: As a villainA: As an antagonist to their own simple folk style

Q: What animal was named after David Bowie?
A: A mollusk

Q: Why was a mollusk named after David Bowie?
A: Because it changes color from transparent to gray 

Q: What product inspired by David Bowie did the company Mattel release?
A: A Barbie doll

Q: What was the David Bowie inspired Barbie doll released by the company Mattel called?
A: Ziggy Stardust

Q: What did the “Ziggy Stardust” Barbie doll released by the company Mattel look like?
A: It was dressed in red bootsA: It was dressed in a striped jumpsuitA: It had a hairstyle like Bowie's