But the great revelation in David's early life didn't require faith or spirituality in fact, all he needed was a radio or a record player. One day, he turned the dial and found a man yelling wildly over piano, sax and double bass. For David, this moment was an epiphany. 'My heart nearly burst with excitement. I'd never heard anything even resembling this. It filled the room with energy and colour and outrageous defiance. I had heard God.
That song, "Tutti Frutti' by Little Richard, came out in the UK in 1957. Its release happened to coincide with the start of the long decline of the Church of England.
— David Bowie and the Search for Life, Death and God by Peter Ormerod