Our redheaded monk David Bowie (video)

I'll do it, World. I don't care about your riches.

Who would David Bowie have been if he had become the Buddhist monk he wanted to be at Samye Ling Monastery in Scotland? Oh, to have seen the venerable young contemplative bereft of rosy locks, all pensive, going around the grounds humming tunes incessantly, wondering if celibate asceticism were the best choice for a profligate songwriter wanting to test his chops alongside some of the best musicians of his day. Well, history turned out a earth cretin or space cadet, loosed from this Buddhist influence to rock the world.