David Bowie was a British singer, songwriter, and actor who was active in the music industry from the 1960s until his death in 2016. The crossword solutions for the term BOWIE are KUHN (4 letters), GLAM (4 letters), and KNIFE (5 letters). KUHN is a reference to Bowie's producer Tony Visconti, who worked with him on many of his albums. GLAM is a reference to Bowie's glam rock style, which he popularized in the 1970s. Finally, KNIFE is a reference to Bowie's hit single 'The Man Who Sold the World', which includes the line 'He struck like a thunderbolt'.