O ne Saturday morning at the beginning of the summer months off 1971, Suzi Ronson is hectic at your workplace within Evelyn Paget tresses day spa towards Beckenham Traditional when a couple of went earlier in the day moving a buggy. The new lady are wearing black trousers and you will a furry coat, the man was at a flowing silver midi skirt. “Everyone else hurried out to appear,” remembers Ronson, who upcoming passed their particular maiden name Fussey. “People were particularly nudging, poking one another, inquiring, ‘Who may have one to?’ Up coming anybody whispered, ‘It is David Bowie.’”

The guy slept having everyone

Ronson got vaguely heard of Bowie: the success of their Area Oddity single got made him a good regional star therefore the singer’s mommy try a customer. But she recalls: “He had been inside the a keen arty clique, perhaps not my industry.” However Ronson create find yourself getting element of Bowie’s globe, the only operating lady within his taking a trip cluster – given that their unique the memoir Me personally and Mr Jones applies.

We put Schwarzkopf Red hot. Goodness knows the reason we had it about salon – no body more into the Beckenham would have wanted they

Bowie along with his wife Angie resided towards center floors out-of a residence entitled Haddon Hall, throughout the southern London area regarding Beckenham. Stepping inside felt like entering a different globe. “I’d never found somebody like this before,” says Ronson. “There are gay guys – I had never ever found someone overtly gay in advance of – so there are Daniella, who had been West Indian that have a good cockney highlight, tresses the colour regarding an eggs yolk that have big brownish eyes. I became simply about three miles at home nevertheless you are going to since the better was basically a different property.”

‘He had been a knob to have perhaps not informing their bandmates he had been destroying out of Ziggy’ … Ronson now. Photograph: Alecsandra Dragoi/The fresh new Protector

As well as the latest hub of it all had been the new Bowies. Ronson ended up being invited so you’re able to Haddon Hall by the Angie, whoever tresses she had slashed. “It wanted to changes David’s look,” states Ronson, “and you may Angie knew I found myself happy to try out.” Bowie presented Ronson a paper photo regarding a model utilized by the japanese designer Kansai Yamamoto. The latest design got quick, purple spiky locks while the artist expected in the event that she you’ll content that. Very Ronson reached functions. “It absolutely was colour that truly ended up selling all of them,” she says. “We utilized fantasy colour – Schwarzkopf Red hot – throughout the spa. God understands why we had all of them within the Beckenham. No-one utilized them.” You to definitely go out, the new Ziggy Stardust hair style was given birth to.

David marked his region

Ronson is invited towards the Bowie’s community, looking it each other distressing and you may intoxicating. “I did not features a really happy youth,” she says. “My children had been a little fucked right up thus i left school on 15 and you can are constantly wanting an escape.” Bowie offered one to avoid and very quickly Ronson is actually to your payroll just like the hairdresser on the band. It’s Skandinavian vaimo obvious from Myself and you can Mr Jones exactly how influential Angie is actually into the Bowie’s and you will Ronson’s life and careers.

“Angie is actually Western, she is significant, chill so when bold since metal,” remembers Ronson. “I wouldn’t believe just how incredible she are.” Angie championed Ronson, to make certain she was given a premium condition because of the Bowie’s movie director – putting some facts Ronson slept having Bowie some awkward. Bowie got greeting their particular to help you Haddon Hallway basically for an effective haircut however, had almost every other objectives. “It was scary while the heck,” states Ronson. “I can have forfeit my job basically slept which have your, or if I didn’t. After all, everyone else slept which have David – and you will Angie seemed to remind it.”