Did the bonds pay back the principal to the bondholder upon maturity, like a regular corporate or government bond? If not, these aren't really bonds and the article should discuss that.
Who was the actual, legal issuer of the bonds? Surely it was not David Bowie himself but some LLC that was created for the purpose? (Article formerly said they were "issued by David Bowie"; that text has been removed pending a reliable source.)
What other recourse did bondholders have other than attaching the royalties from the albums? What recourse did they have after the 10 year "average length" of the bonds had expired?
Average length of the bond was 10 years. Have they all matured by now?
Post-mortem needed on the final returns of the bonds and how much in aggregate they paid out.
Did Prudential resell the bonds to other investors?
Article claims Bowie "forfeited" ten years of royalties in exchange for US$55 million. Is it in fact that simple? Or, if this was more like a corporate bond, did Bowie keep the US$55 million in a brokerage account and invest it in widgets, cold fusion, and music publishing, and pay the coupons out of this account, and only if he was unable to pay the coupons, then the investors would be able to attach the royalties?
