David Bowie, Buddhism and Tibet
I used to be a Tibetan Buddhist, you know? (David Bowie 1997) I have always followed some of the tenets of Buddhism, especially the one about change. What came from my Buddhist bumblings is that change is our river. I keep coming back to that, and it means an awful lot to me. (David Bowie) David Bowie, Tibet House, 26 February 2001. Contents Impermanence Chronology References ----------------- Impermanence From the age of 13 and through to his early twenties a young boy from Bromley, England, Davey Jones - later to be known as David Bowie (1947 - 2016) - was intrigued by Tibetan Buddhism. So intrigued, in fact, that he was very close to committing to life as a monk. The Sixties countercultural revolution - comprising a heady mix of sex, drugs, rock 'n roll, philosophical meanderings and avant garde experimentation in the arts - put paid to that, and whilst he did not go that far, he remained close to the Free Tibet! movement and Buddhism throughout his l...