David Bowie’s Handwritten Lyrics Auction: Music Historical Documents and Memorabilia

2023-11-27 05:16:25

Pop star David Bowie’s handwritten lyrics for two of his songs will be auctioned in the UK this Tuesday. The auction house Omega Auctions estimates the value of the music historical document at 50,000 to 100,000 pounds (57,540 to 115,080 euros). On the irregularly cut paper are the lyrics to “Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide” and “Suffragette City,” both from the 1972 album “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.”

A handwritten lyric page from Bowie’s hit “Starman” had already been auctioned by Omega for 165,000 pounds. The Briton died in 2016 at the age of 69.

According to an attached letter, Bowie had given the page now up for auction to the original owner, along with other original texts that have not survived. “These texts were acquired by the current owner in the early 1980s and loaned to the V&A in 2013,” the auction house says. The sheet was then part of an exhibition at London’s Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A), which was on display worldwide between 2013 and 2018.

In total, hundreds of musical artifacts will be offered at the auction. These include a booklet that belonged to Noel Gallagher of Oasis and contains lyrics to several of the band’s songs such as “She’s Electric” and “Champagne Supernova”, as well as a page with handwritten lyrics by Doors frontman Jim Morrison, as well as guitars, amplifiers and scores various musicians.

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