In order to better understand the lifestyle of the majestic David Bowie, a professor from England's Kingston University will be dressing up in Bowie attire every single day for the next year. Along with Bowie's unique look, film and cultural studies professor Will Brooker will "method act", taking on celebrated Bowie personas such as the Thin White Duke and Ziggy Stardust, engrossing himself into a life of all things Bowie.
"The idea is to inhabit Bowie's headspace at points in his life and career to understand his work from an original angle, while retaining a critical and objective perspective at the same time," Brooker explained via NME. Brooker has traveled to Bowie-related cities including Beckenham, Brixton and Bromley with plans to head to Berlin next month, The Guardian notes.
Much as I hate to have Ziggy make up with Thomas Newton hair. Sometimes I'm afraid it's necessary #bowiesymposium pic.twitter.com/qWzGX1i3xl
— will brooker (@willbrooker) July 17, 2015
As part of taking on Bowie's lifestyle as a whole, Brooker has taken to the singer's sleep deprived behavior and odd eating patterns--specifically--his bizarre milk and red pepper combination that he survived off of in the Seventies. "His mansion in Beckenham has been demolished, for instance, and I'm unlikely to have a fling with Mick Jagger," he revealed in a statement. "However, it is possible to engage with and get a feel for his experiences without immersing oneself to a dangerous extent." Of course Brooker hopes his method acting will catch his idol's attention but he knows that even if it does, Bowie will remain quiet on the subject. "Everything he says and does in public is performance, so if he did hear about it, we would be unlikely to know what he genuinely thought," the professor said. The "Fame" singer has stayed under the radar in recent times although he startled fans with new music in 2013 with the release of The Next Day. After rumors circulated that Bowie wanted to bring The Man Who Fell to Earth to the theater, he teamed up with Dexter's Michael C. Hall for an off-broadway adaptation titled Lazarus.This coming September, he'll unveil a box-set series, starting with Five Years 1969-1973, set to feature a rare and alternative take on the 1971 single, "Holy, Holy."
Really feeling like Bowie at the end of the LA period now. Might have to take up painting next #immersion #research #bowiesymposium — will brooker (@willbrooker) July 19, 2015
