Thinking About Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars

Ziggy was a sexually curious alien A celestial rock star from sanguine Mars a Stardust being who journeyed to Earth A Moon Age Starman made a five-year voyage described in Bowie's playlist as having "a screwed down hairdo like a cat from Japan" Bowie took on the iconic persona of Ziggy who landed in an alley of cardboard boxes. Maybe it was his idea of a Suffragette City The album cover's artwork was meant to give a view of Bowie's thoughts on politics, drugs, sex, and his fame in the 70s. But Ziggy felt his telescopic view of Earth hadn't prepared him for what he found on what he thought of as a 'voodoo planet' Go figure, since he had spiders for friends The fret of his guitar was silenced by the fretting he did over feeling lost and alone Ziggy was a space invader, Bowie's alter ego who explored themes of fame, identity, and societal expectations. Back cover instructions read... "TO BE PLAYED AT MAXIMUM VOLUME.” To which many replied, albeit perhaps without words: "Aye aye, Captain!" Not meant for my ears at those decibels