Competition! Win advance copies of SPIDER FROM MARS by Woody Woodmansey!

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In January 2016, the unexpected death of David Bowie rocked the globe. For
millions of people, he was an icon celebrated for his music, his film and
theatrical roles, and his trendsetting influence on fashion and gender
norms. But no one from his inner circle has told the story of how David
Jones―a young folk singer, dancer, and aspiring mime became one of the most
influential artists of our time.

Drummer Woody Woodmansey is the last surviving member of Bowie’s band The
Spiders from Mars which helped launch his Ziggy Stardust persona and made
David Bowie a sensation.

In this first memoir to follow Bowie’s passing, *Spider from Mars* reveals
what it was like to be at the white-hot center of a star’s self-creation.
With never-before-told stories and never-before-seen photographs,
Woodmansey offers details of the album sessions for The Man Who Sold The
World, Hunky Dory, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from
Mars, and Aladdin Sane: the four albums that made Bowie a cult figure.
And, as fame beckoned by eventually consumed Bowie, Woodmansey recalls the
wild tours, eccentric characters, and rock ‘n’ roll excess that eventually
drove the band apart.

A vivid and unique evocation of a transformative musical era and the
enigmatic, visionary musician at the center of it, with a foreword by
legendary music producer Tony Visconti and an afterword from Def Leppard’s
Joe Elliot, *Spider from Mars* is for everyone who values David Bowie, by
one of the people who knew him best.

The book is published on January 3rd 2017 in the U.S. and November 3rd 2016 in the UK.

Competition!

For your chance to win one of two advance review copies of Spider From Mars by Woody Woodmansey, followed by a copy of the finished hardback book in December, simply answer the following question,

What Yorkshire town was Woody born in?

Email your answer to competitions@davidbowienews.com with ‘woody competition’ in the subject line.

This competition is now closed and the winners have been notified by email.

The competition closes on Tuesday 11th October at midnight (UK time)

(This competition is open to U.S. residents only)

The book is also available to pre-order now: