{"id":2305185,"date":"2026-02-28T15:52:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T15:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2305185"},"modified":"2026-02-28T15:52:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T15:52:52","slug":"david-bowie-wasnt-impressed-by-a-90s-movie-that-was-partially-based-on-his-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/david-bowie-wasnt-impressed-by-a-90s-movie-that-was-partially-based-on-his-life\/","title":{"rendered":"David Bowie Wasn’t Impressed By A ’90s Movie That Was Partially Based On His Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Writer\/director Todd Haynes’ 1998 glam rock odyssey “Velvet Goldmine<\/a>” isn’t really about David Bowie<\/a>, but it also kind of is. Jonathan Rhys Meyers<\/a> stars as Brian Slade<\/a>, a fictional queer pop icon whom rock historians will be able to recognize is a compilation of Bowie<\/a>, Bryan Ferry<\/a> from Roxy Music, Marc Bolan<\/a> from T. Rex<\/a>, and gay rocker Jobriath. Brian Slade also assumes a wild, bedazzled stage persona at one point in the movie, calling himself “Maxwell Demon,” which is a clear reference to Bowie’s “Ziggy Stardust<\/a>” persona. It certainly also helps that Brian Slade, well, just looks like David Bowie.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Ewan McGregor<\/a> co-stars as Curt Wild, a fictional…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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