If a man who cannot count finds a four-leaf clover, is he lucky?

Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and mixer                          

Selected Works:

David Bowie - 1967
David Bowie - 1969
The Man Who Sold the World - 1970, UK - No. 26, US - No. 105.
Hunky Dory - 1971, UK - No. 3, US - No. 93.
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars - 1972, UK - No. 5, US - No. 75.
Aladdin Sane - 1973, UK - No. 1, US - No. 17.
Pin Ups - 1973, UK - No. 1, US - No. 23.
Diamond Dogs - 1974, UK - No. 1, US - No. 5.
Young Americans - 1975, UK - No. 2, US - No. 9.
Station to Station - 1976, UK - No. 5, US - No. 3.
Low - 1977, UK - No. 2, US - No. 11.
Heroes - 1977, UK - No. 3, US - No. 35.
Lodger - 1979, UK - No. 4, US - No. 20.
Scary Monsters - and Super Creeps. - 1980, UK - No. 1, US - No. 12.
Christiane F.- film soundtrack. - 1981, US - No. 135.
Let's Dance - 1983, UK - No. 1, US - No. 4.
Tonight - 1984, UK - No. 1, US - No. 11.
Labyrinth - film soundtrack. - 1986, Did Not Chart.
Never Let Me Down - 1987, UK - No. 6, US - No. 34.
Tin Machine - with Tin Machine. - 1989, UK - No. 3, US - No. 28.
Tin Machine II - with Tin Machine. - 1991, UK - No. 23, US - No. 126.
Black Tie White Noise - 1993, UK - No. 1, US - No. 39.
The Buddha of Suburbia - 1993, UK - No. 87.
Outside - 1995, UK - No. 8, US - No. 21.
Earthling - 1997, UK - No. 6, US - No. 39.
'hours...' - 1999, UK - No. 5, US - No. 47.
Toy - 2001, Unreleased.
Heathen - 2002, UK - No. 5, US - No. 14.
Reality - 2003, UK - No. 3, US - No. 29.

Tours:

Ziggy Stardust Tour - 1972-73
Diamond Dogs Tour - 1974
Station to Station Tour - 1976
Low and Heroes Tour - 1978
Serious Moonlight Tour - 1983
Glass Spider Tour - 1987
Tin Machine Tour - 1989
Sound+Vision Tour - 1990
It's My Life Tour - 1991-92
Outside Tour - 1995-96
Outside Summer Festivals Tour - 1996
Earthling Tour - 1997
The 'hours...' Tour - 1999
Mini Tour - 2000
Heathen Tour - 2002
A Reality Tour - 2003.                          

Awards:

The Saturn Awards
Best Actor, The Man Who Fell to Earth - 1977.
Daytime Emmy Award
Outstanding Special Class Special, Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s - 2003, Shared with Kevin Burns, David Sehring, and Patty Ivins Specht.
Grammy Awards
Best Video, Short Form - 1984.
BRIT Awards
Best British Male Solo Artist - 1984.
Outstanding Contribution To Music - 1996.
Webby Awards
Outstanding Contribution To Music - 2007.

He has also previously declined the British honour, Commander of the British Empire in 2000, and knighthood in 2003.
                          

When Bowie was age fifteen, his friend George Underwood, wearing a ring on his finger, punched him in the left eye during a fight over a girl. Bowie was forced to stay out of school for eight months so that doctors could conduct operations in attempts to repair his potentially-blinded eye.