There’s fandom, and then there’s obsession. This guy who is spending a year dressed as different David Bowies most definitely falls under the category of “obsessed” — but it’s all in the name of research.
Will Brooker, a professor of film and cultural studies at Kingston University in London, plans to emulate David Bowie in every capacity, from his eating habits to his intricate and elaborate costumes, for an entire year.
Brooker’s intention is actually to get inside Bowie’s head as he writes a monograph called Forever Stardust. “The idea is to inhabit Bowie’s head space at points in his life and career to understand his work from an original angle, while retaining a critical and objective perspective at the same time – a kind of split persona perhaps,” Brooker told The Guardian.
His research has him delving into character as Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane, the Thin White Duke and more while incorporating sleep deprivation, book and song preferences from specific times in his career, and bizarre eating habits like eating only red peppers and drinking only milk.
[Via Stereogum]