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The inspiration behind David Bowie’s “The Jean Genie”

The inspiration behind David Bowie’s “The Jean Genie”

Update: 2023-04-05
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By the time David Bowie wrote the songs for his Aladdin Sane album, which was released in April of 1973, it was his first time writing as an actual rock star. Inspired by the people and places he saw in America while touring as his Ziggy Stardust concept, he called Aladdin Sane his “Ziggy Goes To America” album. Two people in particular that he met in New York City became the muse for its first single, the glam rock bop “The Jean Genie.” Get into the story in this episode of the Behind The Song podcast.

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The inspiration behind David Bowie’s “The Jean Genie”

The inspiration behind David Bowie’s “The Jean Genie”

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