OT - David Bowie has died

Submitted by Rick Grimes on

I've never made a thread before but here goes. I just saw that David Bowie died from cancer. That was very unexpected, especially considering he just released a new album. I've never really listened to his solo music much, and so I will always remember him best for collaborating with Queen on 'Under Pressure'. May he rest in peace. Oh and fuck cancer too.

https://www.yahoo.com/music/legendary-artist-david-bowie-dies-69-064252…

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January 11th, 2016 at 9:28 AM ^

The producer of the new record, longtime Bowie producer Tony Visconti, posted this on Facebook this morning: "He always did what he wanted to do. And he wanted to do it his way and he wanted to do it the best way. His death was no different from his life - a work of Art. He made Blackstar for us, his parting gift. I knew for a year this was the way it would be. I wasn't, however, prepared for it. He was an extraordinary man, full of love and life. He will always be with us. For now, it is appropriate to cry."



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moffle

January 11th, 2016 at 5:26 PM ^

I'm too young to have been a fan in the 70s, but I've been a big fan of his earlier output for years. I was aware of him growing up but a decade or so ago I felt kind of bored with the music I had, and looking for something new, decided to educate myself on the music of the 70s. Really getting to know David Bowie completely blew me away.

I never really paid much attention to his more recent stuff. But after hearing the news (and yep I got it from mgoblog first) I listened to the new album a couple times and watched the two videos. The album is fantastic from start to finish, and the two videos are superbly creepy and haunting.

It's amazing that he had the capability to foresee his own death and put out such a moving statement on it in a way that is so clearly recognizable as uniquely his own style.

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Hotel Putingrad

January 11th, 2016 at 8:21 AM ^

is one of those songs that always reminds you of a certain person, place and time. David embodied charisma and showmanship and was a genius at his craft. Rest in peace, brother.

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The Mad Hatter

January 11th, 2016 at 8:33 AM ^

Now I get to look forward to my wife being a drunken sobbing mess when I get home from work today.

But RIP Mr. Bowie.  I was never a huge fan, but he was pretty damn good when I saw him in concert with NIN about 20 years ago.

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MMB 82

January 11th, 2016 at 8:42 AM ^

People stared at the makeup on his face

Laughed at his long red hair, his animal grace

The boy in the bright blue jeans jumped up on the stage

And Lady Stardust sang his songs of darkness and disgrace

And he was alright, the band was altogether

Yes he was alright, the song went on forever

And he was awful nice, really quite out of sight

And he sang all night, night long

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LSAClassOf2000

January 11th, 2016 at 9:04 AM ^

I actually just saw the story mere seconds before I managed to get to MGoBlog - very bummed indeed and yet another reason why, yes, fuck cancer. I grew up in a house where Bowie featured a lot in the rotation whenever my parents cranked up the stereo and I am also quite the fan as well. So many great songs and so influential even now. A huge loss for music. 

RIP David Bowie.

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shoes

January 11th, 2016 at 9:27 AM ^

in this case, the shoe fits. So many creative works. From great rock and one of the all time great riffs (Rebel, Rebel) to being the first artist to simaultaneously hold down #1 on the Rock and Soul charts (Fame), and many other distinctions.

RIP, Thin White Duke.

 

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Blue Noise

January 11th, 2016 at 9:28 AM ^

An absolute titan and a legend. If you don't already listen to Bowie's music, do yourself a tremendous favor and give it a listen. One of the brilliant minds of our time.

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three red spiders

January 11th, 2016 at 9:29 AM ^

I called him the coolest man alive. There were musicians I like better. there were definitely actors I liked better. There were people whose androgynous style was probably better. But I don't know if there was ever a better popular artist.

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superstringer

January 11th, 2016 at 9:37 AM ^

For all of his amazing song--Changes, Space Oddity, Suffragate City, Under Pressure, etc etc--did anyone mention, he also made the GREATEST CHRISTMAS song of all time?

His duet with Bing Crosby is by far the best Christmas classic, maybe challenged only by Nat King Cole's "Christmas Song."

So as unique and edgy as he was, he also conquered the most traditional of all music genres. Totally special talent. The Lord decided today we'd been blessed long enough by his presence and we deserve no more. If anyone wants to hear more original music by Ziggy, you're going to have to earn your way to a ticket.



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KingRJ

January 11th, 2016 at 9:38 AM ^

I truly hate waking up to bad news.  The fact that he kept his condition totally quiet, specially away from the media in this day and age, is quite amazing.  A legend again leaves us too early.  RIP and may you keep rockin' in the afterlife. 

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DonAZ

January 11th, 2016 at 9:40 AM ^

Back in 1984 I purchased this new-fangled device called a "CD player."

The very first CD I purchased was David Bowie.

Suffragette City is one of the best balls-to-the-wall rock songs ever.

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SalvatoreQuattro

January 11th, 2016 at 9:43 AM ^

He did avoid the pratfalls that claimed so many of his musical generation(drugs, booze).  His body is no longer with us, but his soul remains in the form of his music.

Artists never really die. They just ascend to a higher plane.

 

RIP, David Bowie.

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sadeto

January 11th, 2016 at 9:50 AM ^

Bowie and Iggy in Berlin in the 80s had a profound impact on this young man, I quit my job in London and eventually made my way there to try to experience that scene. I was a huge Iggy fan as a teen, but Ziggy was his mentor, his savior, the progressive and marketable version of the muse, sometimes annoyingly slick but always at least one step ahead and not nearly what you expected. 

RIP Ziggy, Major Tom, Aladdin Sane, Thin White Duke, Halloween Jack, Thomas Newton, etc. I think many of us have lost a reference point for moments in our youth which challenged our sense of what was cool and cutting edge. 

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January 11th, 2016 at 10:07 AM ^

So much of my early musical development came from him. The really long debates about which of the Berlin trilogy was best, it's Lodger. The concept albums, especially the very over looked Outside. Just so much to remember him by. I'll be off listening to the weird Bowie albums no one will be talking about like Buddha of Suburbia, Black Tie White Noise and the Tin Machine stuff.

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Jimmyisgod

January 11th, 2016 at 10:38 AM ^

He'll be remembered as a pop artist, but his influence permeates the underground as well.  Just a legend!  He was more than a musician, he was an artist and an icon in so many aspects of his life.

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seegoblu

January 11th, 2016 at 11:12 AM ^

Not enough credit for his actual music....live performances seemed to over shadow the quality of the music itself. I remember training in high school listening to him on my brand new walkman (yes, I am a child of the '80s).

RIP Thin White Duke

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H-Eazy

January 11th, 2016 at 11:48 AM ^

I saw him in concert and my father had the honor of meeting him. Great man and a great singer spanning all generations like someone earlier noted. RIP.

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