"From the ultimate David Bowie expert comes this exploration of the final four decades of the icon's musical career, covering every song he wrote, performed or produced from 1976 to 2016. Starting with Low, the first of Bowie's albums, and finishing with Blackstar, his final masterpiece released just days before his death in 2016, each song is annotated in depth and explored in essays that touch upon the song's creation, production, influences and impact"--Page 4 of cover.