His DAVID BOWIE worship had reached an apex. Even more recently, the pop cultural icon from whom he borrowed half of his name, Charles Manson, has also died. Maniacal world leaders are allowing their fingers to inch closer and closer to the nuke buttons. ![]() It seems like no greater time than now for the shock rocker to return to his roots, and that's exactly what he's done with his 10th studio album: "Heaven Upside Down". Years ago, the shock rocker's explosive entry into the mainstream reignited the Satanic Panic as he stoked the puritanical fires of American social conservatism and capitalized upon the maelstrom. As absurd as the accusations were, he was served on a platter as a scapegoat for the Columbine massacre. The androgynous and effeminate attributes of his appearance weren't entirely unique in the world of rock 'n' roll DAVID BOWIE held that torch beforehand. But MANSON's aesthetic surely challenged prevailing perceptions of gender roles and identity as he infuriated the transphobic and inspired the transgendered.
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