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Originally Posted by Economica

ENTP?

I call ISFP and a clear-cut one at that : 1974 interview

I wouldn't put much store by that interview - given that he was apparently abusing cocaine at that time. To prove that point, ENTP's apparently turn into ISFJ's (their shadow) when under extreme illness, stress, etc. Assuming that drug abuse falls into the category of extreme illness, ISFP is pretty close to ISFJ. I assume that he only retained his P because his livelihood and reputation more or less forced him too. I would also say that his P is the strongest of his traits, thus making it less likely that he would transform into a 'negative' J. Also, he helped Iggy Pop in 1977 more because he wanted to use him as a musical 'guinea pig' - a clear sign of Introverted Thinking overpowering his Extraverted Feeling.

Originally Posted by Sandy

Well, I guess I am basing a lot of my observations on all the books I have read about him. He enjoyed being alone, but he does enjoy people. I have always thought maybe he had learned to enjoy people (sort of like me).

I know he hated being on stage, so that is why he developed "characters". He has stated that these "characters" helped him be something that he was not.

He also stated that he felt like an alien.

Well, you are a much bigger Bowie buff than I am. But I still think he's an extrovert - his lyrical themes are occassionally introspective and self-focused ('Changes' and 'Sound and Vision'), but more often than not, they tend to be focused on others and his attitude towards them ('The Jean Genie' on Iggy Pop, 'Life on Mars', 'China Girl'). I still think his exploitation of 'characters' and his ability to popularise music, his influence and seemingly reliance on principles, apparent friendliness and dodgy recollections of the past still makes him an ENTP. After all, we know that he changed 'characters' explicity to fit in with whatever music he was using, thus allowing him a fresh change of 'character' every few years. But why did he feel like an alien?

Originally Posted by PinkPiranha

I would have guessed him to be an STP?

I agree with the TP, but why the S?

Originally Posted by Magic Poriferan

David Bowie is super tough to figure-out because he is a man of personas.
He also spent some portion of his public life psychotically whacked-out on cocaine. I said that it was hard to guess celebrities because of their image.
It couldn't be harder than with Bowie.

I think he is an Introvert. He's probably not a J...
The two in the middle stump me.

As far as Enneagram goes, I could be wrong, but I've tended to think that he is the model of 4/3.

I agree...Bowie is a hard case. That's why I decided to crack him wide open. He's no J, I agree. Also, Enneagram doesn't necessarily have to correlate with MBTI. For instance, I keep receiving 4w5 with the Enneagram - uncommon amongst INTJ's, I believe.