Who were the charactures in film Velvet Goldmine based around in real life?!
Question: the main character is based on bowie, the character ewen mcgregor played is based on iggy pop.
Answers: the main character is based on bowie, the character ewen mcgregor played is based on iggy pop.
If I'm not mistaken, it was David Bowie's stage persona/alter-ego, Ziggy Stardust. One of 'em, at least.