Lord Lucan wrote: Not a genius. But a brilliant magpie pop star. Which is no mean feat anyway, when you consider how few (despite his obvious influence) have managed to match him for quality.
Madonna, Lady Gaga, and maybe Prince seem to be ones with a feel for stylistic changes. I am sure very aware of Bowie.
Todd Rundgren concurrent with Bowie also had a feel for the stylistic change, but dropped it by the end of the 70's.
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