I think Bowie was the antithesis of this.<p>If you&#x27;ll forgive the hyperbole, he is the archetypal outsider, the patron saint of the dispossessed. So for all those who don&#x27;t feel that they belong, Bowie&#x27;s activities provided a message - &#x27;It&#x27;s OK to be an outsider&#x27;, and, curiously, through that message provided a sense of belonging  - I&#x27;m going to get all metaphysical and say that that is alchemical &#x2F; transformative in a very profound way for many people.