David Bowie's handwritten 'Starman' lyrics sell for over RM1mil

British singer David Bowie performing on stage at the Auteuil's Hippodrome in Paris, on June 9, 1983. Bowie's original handwritten lyrics for the pop classic 'Starman', part of an album that catapulted him to international stardom, on Tuesday sold at auction in Britain for £203,500 (RM1mil) – PHOTO: AFP

David Bowie's original handwritten lyrics for the pop classic Starman, part of an album that catapulted him to international stardom, on Tuesday sold at auction in Britain for £203,500 (RM1mil).

Released as a single in 1972, the song about a Starman who would "like to come and meet us but he thinks he'd blow our minds" featured on the Ziggy Stardust concept album.