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English[en]
Dissatisfied with his stage name as Davy (and Davie) Jones, which in the mid-1960s invited confusion with Davy Jones of The Monkees, Bowie renamed himself after the 19th-century American pioneer James Bowie and the knife he had popularised.
Norwegian[nb]
Han var misfornøyd med sitt scenenavn Davy (også stavet Davie) Jones, som på midten av 60-tallet ledet til forvekslinger med Davy Jones fra den populære popgruppa The Monkees.