Sublime

He hit Number 1 in the U.S. with the disco John Lennon collabo “Fame,” which got instantly plundered by James Brown for “Hot (I Need To Be Loved, Loved, Loved)”—making Bowie the rare rock star who could claim James Brown ripped him off.

while other companies all over the country made use of the “Bo Diddley” rhythm, nobody else could effectively use Chuck Berry’s style.

Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung, by the late rock critic Lester Bangs,

Bowie’s audience was his instrument. Ziggy really couldn’t play guitar; what Ziggy played was the kids.