Hard to remember so many years ago, but this was a big influence when it was released.

Big fan. I was only 8 at the time, but I was aware of him a little bit by way of Space Oddity. I have sisters that are 7, 8, and 10 years older than me, so I was listening to some pretty adventurous stuff at a very young age. It was "Fame" a few years later that got me onboard for life.

Very very great

I was also 8 when that was released.  Bowie - so much material with so many twists and turns.  A true artiste.

I was a Freshman in high school when it came out. I was playing guitar back then and Mick Ronson became one of my guitar heroes before switching to bass a year or two later.