David Bowie adopted his stage name to avoid confusion with a member of which band?
Correct answer: The Monkees

?bigglesal54?
The Monkees TV show was a huge hit when I was young. Loved it!

Maestro13
Very colorful and talented with great songs.

Gabi
I love his work and songs, expecially from the 70's.

alaalias
David Bowie was very talented. I also liked the Monkees tv show.

aqualung
Some of their early songs written by the great Neil Diamond

Laudy Miss Claudy
Player #7719043, Hip hop emerged in 1978 and grunge culture in the mid-1980s well after David Bowie renamed himself.

Danny G
I've often wondered if there was a connection to the Bowie knife. Now I know!!

p
great music,thanks man

RushMama2112
I'm a fan of both Bowie and the Monkees. Lucky to meet Micky when I was 14. A sweetheart.

Thor
So did David Bowie pronounce it Bowie or boo'wy. As jim Bowie pronounced it. Boo-wie

baymax
Gabi, obviously a follower of the great man..