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David Bowie persona from 1975 to 1976

This article is about the David Bowie persona. For the electronic music producer who uses this title for remixes, see Stuart Price.

Fictional character

The Thin White Duke was the persona and character adopted by the English musician David Bowie for public appearances in the mid-1970s.

Though the Duke is primarily identified with Bowie's 1976 album Station to Station and is mentioned by name in the title track, he had first begun to adopt aspects of the persona during the tour supporting his Young Americans album in late 1974.

The look and character of the Thin White Duke were also influenced by that of Thomas Jerome Newton, the humanoid alien played by Bowie in the film T