David Bowie's Crooked Oral History Preserved

. (Radio.com) Oh, the '80s, what a carefree time--hair was big, shoulder pads were bigger and teeth had a mind of their own. David Bowie was well known during the early stages of his career for some of the music world's most unusually angled teeth this side of, say, Pogues singer Shane McGowan.

Of course, Bowie's crooked teeth are a relic of the past, replaced by the time the '90s rolled around with a mouthful of gleaming, snow-white incisors. Some people aren't willing to let Bowie's oral history go gently into that good night, though. Paint and sculptor Jessie Hein has fashioned Bowie's old dentures into a mold, made of acrylics, plaster and paint.

And why not? They were as much a part of the Bowie legend as his zany outfits, an indispensable part of his Ziggy Stardust and Thin White Duke personas. Read more here.

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