2. Visit Five David Bowie Places in New York City

Although David Bowie was born in London and stayed in several other cities throughout the course of this career, he had a truly special connection to New York City: “I can’t imagine living anywhere else,” he said in a 2003 interview with The New York Times. “I’ve lived in New York longer than I’ve lived anywhere else. It’s amazing.”

In another interview featured in a 1991 New York magazine, he further summarizes his experience in The Big Apple: “When I first came to New York, I was in my early 20s, discovering a city I had fantasised over since my teens. I saw it with multicoloured glasses, to say the least. Also, I rarely got up before noon and hit the sack again around four or five in the morning.” To get a taste of the life he lived while staying here, take a look back at five sites he frequented, which you can visit on a self-guided walking tour.