David Bowie was Influenced by On The Road

David Bowie was Influenced by On The Road

Did you know that David Bowie was inspired by On The Road? It all started when his older half-brother Terry gave him the book to read when he was a teenager.

American rock journalist, Al Aronowitz stated this:

"The night before Bowie's Carnegie Hall debut in New York, I'm sitting with him over a room service dinner in his Plaza Hotel suite while he amazes me with the story of how, when he was a teenager, reading On The Road had been his turning point. It opened up all possibilities for him. It uplifted his spirit. It freed him to dye his hair different colors."