David Bowie Instagram – WHEN NME RELAUNCHED WITH AN EXCLUSIVE BOWIE COVER “Me, I’m fresh on your pages…” Ten years ago this month (12th October, 2013), NME magazine launched a new look with a special Bowie 12-page cover feature. Under the headline: “David Bowie He’s back…again! ” the feature included the following… Personal portraits of The Man Who Owned The Year, by: James Murphy, Faris Badwan, Trent Reznor, St Vincent, Black Francis and Irvine Welsh. The stunning Bowie cover was another NME exclusive taken by Jimmy King. Hat’s off to him for so many great portraits of DB that year. Here’s a bit from NME editor Mike Williams on the new look popular music weekly… “You could call the changes to NME a redesign, but we prefer to think of it as a reinvention. And in the spirit of reinvention, only one artist could grace this week’s cover: David Bowie. David Bowie is the cosmic umbilical cord that connects the past, present and future of music. The new NME aims to be the definitive guide to all the above.” Impressive 60″ x 40″ billboard posters featuring the Bowie cover barely survived the onslaught from ambitious fans hoping to remove them in one piece. #BowieNME