DAVID BOWIE

owed his success to his first wife, Angie, says Tony visconti, the late singer’s producer. ‘She had balls,’ says visconti. ‘She got David to put himself about a bit more. He was always very mild-mannered, a real English gentleman. Angie spoke on his behalf.’ But that didn’t prevent Bowie sidelining her once he attained fame. ‘Angie wanted more attention for herself, and that wasn’t permitted. David had learnt what ambition was and had gotten a little ruthless.’ Their eventual split in 1980 didn’t surprise visconti: ‘First marriages rarely work. It took me three.’