"Paralysed" which involves the Cowboy furiously strumming his acoustic guitar while making all manner of peculiar vocal noises. Periodically he would emphatically shout out “Paralyzed". David Bowie acknowledged that The Legendary Stardust Cowboy was an influence in the development of his Ziggy Stardust character.

3. Wild Man Fischer

Fischer’s music was partially influenced by the fact he was bipolar and suffered from paranoid schizophrenia. As a result, his music was manic and his uncontrolled rants were incoherent. Part of the appeal with Fischer was you can tell he experienced a childlike joy from his music. I found his joy and enthusiasm to be contagious. That more than made up for any of his lack of polish and talent. His music was an outlet that helped him to be able to cope with...

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