Leigh Bowery. The Life and Times of an Icon. - Sue Tilley Signed by Sue Tilley. From his arrival in London in 1980, clutching a suitcase and sewing machine, to his death from AIDS in 1994, artist, performer, musician, club promoter and fashion designer Leigh Bowery led an extraordinary life. Chronicled here with candid wit and affection, Leighs closest confidante Sue Tilley describes her best friends journey as a creative young gay kid growing up in the Melbourne suburbs who burst onto the vibrant London club scene of the 1980s and changed it forever. Brilliantly evoking the hedonistic energy of the city, Tilleys personal account of her life with Leightheir best mates, holidays, clubbing, drugs, outfits, flatmates and sex livespaints a vivid picture of 80s pop culture through their friendship and love of a good time. She also offers irreverent anecdotes of the London art world, and particularly of Leighs close relationship with Lucian Freud, who painted Leigh many times from