bastard; a colloquial derivation of the word bastard, pronounced "bay-sterd," shortened for ease of use and to avoid offending the more prudish listener/reader.
An alter-ego created by David Bowie. This character was featured in his 1972 album titled "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars". This character was what helped Bowie get started into the music industry, from Ziggy's odd costumes, featuring unearthly colors and different types of shine, to Ziggy's eccentrics. Ziggy was a guitar-playing, bisexual, alien who fell to earth to share his music.