David Bowie provided the soundtrack for a large part of my formative years. I do not have to have liked his lifestyle to think that his music was genius.
I will try to get round to a longer article later, and include my favorite Bowie song in that post. For now, here is my second favorite Bowie song, at the time of perhaps his biggest re-invention.
https://youtu.be/Shnrnqx_wsY?t=2m58s