David Bowie will have his own street in Paris

On Monday the 8th of this month, the city of Paris will name one of its streets David BowieThe authorities of the French capital indicated that they would honor the singer eight years after his death.

the “David Bowie Street” It will be part of the capital's 13th district, between Austerlitz train station and the National Library François Mitterrand, near the Seine River. The street, about 50 meters long, was previously known to city planners as “VoieDZ/13”, a working title that might have pleased songwriters such as “TVC15” also “5:15”.

Bowie, who died at the age of 69 on January 10, 2016 due to cancer, has been considered one of the most influential and best-selling musicians of the twentieth century, since his success. “Space Oddity” In 1969. Among the songs and reference albums of this war artist, in constant renewal, “Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars” And “Aladdin Sane”and successes such as “Let's dance”.

Although Paris played a less important role in Bowie's life than London, Berlin, or Los Angeles, the French avant-garde theatrical culture influenced his visual style. An ambiguous phrase from the song “Aladdin Sane” He refers to “Paris or perhaps Hell.”

The official opening of the street is scheduled to take place on Monday afternoon (France time), as the mayor of the region announced on the social networking site Jerome Cometa self-confessed Bowie fan who launched the idea in 2020.

Source: Agence France-Presse