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David Bowie has changed his image again - and this time, he's opted for the moustache-and-cap look.

It's proof that, at 57, The Starman has truly come down to Earth in the wardrobe department.

The singer was snapped near his home in Manhattan, where the sunglasses and baseball top help him blend into anonymity on the streets.

His new look comes three months after he was involved in a major health scare while on European tour.

Bowie, a former smoker, was forced to cut short a show in Prague after just an hour on stage when he started to complain about shoulder pains.

He flew to Germany to continue the tour but, two days later, he had to have an emergency operation to unblock an artery in his heart.

The London-born singer, real name David Jones, cancelled the entire tour but, after a month's convalescence, he was back recording.

Bowie and second wife Iman had Alexandria, their first child together, four years ago. He also has a son of 33 from his first marriage to Angie Bowie.