In early 1970, bands like Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin were on the rise, and David Bowie responded by forming his own hard-rock band, Hype, who dressed as superheroes onstage. That didn't last long: A few weeks after an early show, he was already telling British music weekly Melody Maker that he intended to
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