21st Anniversary: David Bowie’s Heathen Album
Released 10th June, 2002, “ Heathen” was David Bowie’s 23rd studio album.
In the words of David Bowie…
“Heathen kind of felt right, in as much, as it was about the unilluminated mind.
“It was an idea, a feeling, a sense of what 21st Century man might become if he’s not already: someone who’s lowered his standards spiritually, intellectually, morally whatever…someone who’s not even bothered searching for a spiritual life anymore but who’s completely existing on a materialistic plane. But just using the word “heathen” is kind of less preachy than explaining all that. ‘Cos if you wrote all that on the front of an album cover, nobody would bother buying it, would they?”
🎥 Lights, Camera, Action 🎬: Behind The Scene
In 2001, award-winning international fashion / celebrity photographer Markus Klinko spent 8 hours in his New York studio with David Bowie shooting images for David’s “Heathen” album cover.
When asked about why David wanted to be shot as a blind man Markus explained:
