Talk:David Bowie

We already have: :Category:20th-century English LGBTQ people; :Category:21st-century English LGBTQ people; :Category:Androgynous people; :Category:Bisexual male musicians; :Category:Bisexual singer-songwriters; :Category:English bisexual male actors; :Category:English bisexual musicians; :Category:English LGBTQ singers; :Category:English LGBTQ songwriters? So :Category:Historical figures with ambiguous or disputed sexuality seems a little unnecessary/ redundant? Yes, he's dead, but why is he now a "historical figure"? Martinevans123 (talk) 22:43, 24 March 2025 (UTC)

:Yea that's ridiculous. A person who has been dead not even ten years is most certainly not a "historical figure". – zmbro _{(talk) (cont)} 14:13, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

I still believe that David Bowie's image is not the best. While it is a smile, it is not the perfect view of him and any picture closer to his career peak is probably better. Especially since we have better photos closer already. I compiled all the photos and I need all of your opinions

File:David-Bowie Chicago 2002-08-08 photoby Adam-Bielawski-cropped.jpg|A (2002)

File:David Bowie by Marek Smejkal 1996 (cropped).jpg|B (1996)

File:David Bowie 1997.jpg|C (1997)

File:President Bill Clinton speaks with David Bowie and his band (cropped).jpg|D (1995)

File:David Bowie - Zagreb.jpg|E (1990)

File:David Bowie (1987).jpg|F (1987)

File:David Bowie - 1984 Tonight Promo 002 (cropped 3-4).jpg|G (1984)

File:David Bowie - 1984 Tonight Promo 001.jpg|H (1984)

File:David Bowie - 1983 Let's Dance Promo 004.jpg|I (1983)

File:Bowie 1983 serious moonlight (cropped).jpg|J (1983)

File:David Bowie - Circus 03-02-1976.jpg|K (1976)

File:David Bowie 1975 (cropped).jpg|L (1975)

File:David Bowie 1975.jpg|M (1975)

File:David Bowie - TopPop 1974 03 (cropped) (cropped).png|N (1974)

File:David Bowie Live 1974 (cropped).jpg|O (1974)

File:David-Bowie Early.jpg|P (1972)

File:David Bowie, as Ziggy Stardust, performing at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.jpg|Q (1972)

File:David Bowie 1971.jpg|R (1971)

I personally think O, K, or I is good Wcamp9 (talk) 17:45, 5 April 2025 (UTC)

:Personally, I prefer O, I, F, J, in that order. K is not a good photo in my opinion, to unclean a background and an unflattering look. LightlySeared (talk) 11:55, 9 April 2025 (UTC)

::Damn when were G and H uploaded? Either one of those would be perfect. I hard disagree about O. O in particular is a bad photo that shows him deep in his cocaine addition (like L and K) and is not ideal for the main infobox. And N is a no (an eyepatch I mean come on). I I'm not fond of due to the extreme hunchback going on. I personally vouch for G or H if they truly are public domain. – zmbro _{(talk) (cont)} 14:37, 9 April 2025 (UTC)

:::Good point about the addiction, didn't think about that.

:::On second thought H, I, or G would be good, with a slight preference for H from my side. LightlySeared (talk) 15:23, 9 April 2025 (UTC)

::To add: G and H, out of almost all of these, represent images of Bowie wherein he looked most like "himself". For most of his life, he performed as many different personas, and having one of those personas be the main infobox image to me would be disingenuous. Having an image where Bowie looked the most "normal" (and the Tonight period he did look pretty normal, especially compared to Let's Dance (J) and Never Let Me Down (F)). So that's why G and H are the best options here, imo. – zmbro _{(talk) (cont)} 14:44, 9 April 2025 (UTC)

:Happy with A, thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:51, 9 April 2025 (UTC)

::Good as some of these are (E and G particularly IMO), I'm also happy to stick with A. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 02:03, 13 April 2025 (UTC)

:::As the opening photo I prefer a non-promotional photo over a promotional one and a colour photo over a black and white one. To me A is still the best one. Mark in wiki (talk) 08:19, 13 April 2025 (UTC)

Looks like we're sticking with A. – zmbro _{(talk) (cont)} 13:03, 16 April 2025 (UTC)

"Iman (m. 1992)," which fails to show she was Bowie's wife until his death in 2016. This is misleading and disrespectful to their 24-year marriage, especially when Angie Barnett's entry notes her divorce in 1980, making it seem like she's more relevant. It's been over 9 years since Bowie's death-how has this not been fixed? It's practically misinformation, the kind of thing semi-protection is supposed to prevent. Please

update Iman's entry to "Iman (m. 1992; his death

2016)" 110.174.203.127 (talk) 00:27, 13 April 2025 (UTC)

:See {{tl|Marriage#Template parameters}}: {{tq|If the marriage ended due to death of article's subject, do not provide a reason.}} It's obviously implied that they were married for the rest of Bowie's life. There's nothing misleading or "disrespectful" about it. ‑‑Neveselbert (talk · contribs · email) 20:32, 15 April 2025 (UTC)

::Agreed. It's like that for most WP pages. – zmbro _{(talk) (cont)} 20:39, 15 April 2025 (UTC)