Bowie has never produced music.
David Robert Jones ( 8 January 1947 -- 10 January 2016 ) , known professionally as David Bowie ( [ ˈboʊi ] ) , was an English singer , songwriter and actor . Time Will Crawl . Music critics were positive toward `` Time Will Crawl '' , commending its lyrics and production , and describing it one of Bowie 's best efforts of the mid -- to late -- 1980s .