26. David Bowie – permanently dilated pupil
It was a prominent disfigurement that only added to the late David Bowie’s (one of the best singers of all time) extraterrestrial mystique.
Bowie already has a striking look
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Bowie’s right eye, from when he was aged just 15, had a permanently dilated pupil.
During a fight with school friend George Underwood (it started over a girl they both liked, natch), Bowie took a life-altering punch (luckily not a life-ending punch).
It adds to his uniqueness
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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
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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…
