The only daughter of the Rebel Rebel singer dropped her collection of tracks titled Xandri earlier this month.
Xandri is a Greek word meaning “defender of mankind” and the record includes the tracks Through all the Time, Moving On and Standing Alone.
Her mother is supermodel Iman (69), who was Bowie’s second wife and was married to him from 1992 until his death from pancreatic cancer in 2016.
Taking to Instagram, Jones – whose real name is Alexandria Zahra Jones – shared a candid poem in which she admitted to feeling pressure to live up to her father’s music legacy.
The 24-year-old wrote: “David Bowie’s daughter, that gets your attention, ay?
“I’m the daughter of a legend, but I’m more than just his name.
“They see the blood, they hear the sound, yet fail to see me, don’t feel the same. They compare me to his heights, like I’m supposed to reach his light. But I’m not here to chase what’s already been done. By loving what I do, I feel I’ve already won.”
Insisting to her followers that she is “not a copy” and “not a shadow” of her Ziggy Stardust relative, Jones added: “I’m not trying to fill his shoes. I’m just trying to find my own peace.”
In the lead-up to her album’s release, she shared exclusive snippets of a song alongside never-before-seen videos from her childhood, including a heartwarming clip that showed her singing with Bowie when she was a child.
Upon listening, fans online remarked that her sound in her new music resembled her father’s voice.
“The apple certainly hasn’t fallen far from the tree!” one listener wrote.
Her post struck a chord with others who have sought to emerge from their parents’ shadows, including actor Liv Tyler, daughter of Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler, and singer Violet Grohl, the daughter of Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl, who both liked the post.
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