It adds to his uniqueness
After Underwood’s fingernail clipped Bowie’s eye, the Starman was put in hospital for four months. FOUR MONTHS! That’s a long time for one punch.
Several operations repaired some of the damage, but Bowie was still left with faulty depth perception and the dilated pupil that would become a trademark.
The way it happened sounds painful
Amazingly, Bowie and Underwood stayed friends, and Underwood even went on to design the iconic covers for Bowie’s Hunky Dory and Ziggy Stardust albums. Some things you just have to put behind you…