David Bowie dies after battle with cancer
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Boston Leaf
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Very Sad. Was a huge fan. Especially of his early stuff. But he was always reinventing himself.. Rest in peace genius!
GhostofPotvin29
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Wow. Had just released an album on Friday, his 69th birthday.
louisstamos
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This one hurts. A lot.
Boston Leaf
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Liver cancer i heard... Will have to listen to Aladdin Sane tonight. :'(
Jolly good show chaps
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RIP David Bowie.
Even made it into NHL 99 with Heroes as the intro tune.
Even made it into NHL 99 with Heroes as the intro tune.
hockeyfan1
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David Bowie was described as being many things to many people. Here are some:
Talking Heads David Byrne:
"Like all rock 'n' roll, it was visionary, it was tasteless, it was glamorous, it was perverse, it was fun, it was crass, it was sexy and it was confusing," Byrne said.
Berlin Mayor Mueller:
Mayor Michael Mueller said Monday that "Heroes" became "the hymn of our then-divided city and its longing for freedom."
Germany's Foreign Ministry added Bowie was "now among heroes" and thanked him for "helping to bring down the wall."
British PM Cameron:
British Prime Minister David Cameron tweeted that Bowie's death is "a huge loss." He wrote he had grown up listening to and watching Bowie and called the singer a "master of reinvention" and a pop genius who kept on getting it right.
The U.S.Recording Academy:
"He is remembered and celebrated today for his audacious approach to pushing creative boundaries and ability to reinvent himself time and time again, changing the course of pop music in the process..
Perhaps the best way to describe Bowie would be to call him a master innovator of music, comprising the many genres that were his many faces. Since Bowie first debuted in the '70's as "Ziggy Stardust", he gained a reputation as a pertormer and a huge musical following. Even to those who didn't follow his oareer or who were non-fans yet still heard of him, know that he set the bar for rock & pop long before others did.
Leave it to Bowie to describe himself and his appeal though his songs, and the many sides of his musical persona:
"My entire career, I've only really worked with the same subject matter," Bowie told The Associated Press in a 2002 interview. "The trousers may change, but the actual words and subjects I've always chosen to write with are things to do with isolation, abandonment, fear and anxiety - all of the high points of one's life."
Story:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBIT_DAVID_BOWIE?CTIME=2016-01-11-14-52-35&SECTION=HOME&SITE=AP&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
Rest In Peace.
Talking Heads David Byrne:
"Like all rock 'n' roll, it was visionary, it was tasteless, it was glamorous, it was perverse, it was fun, it was crass, it was sexy and it was confusing," Byrne said.
Berlin Mayor Mueller:
Mayor Michael Mueller said Monday that "Heroes" became "the hymn of our then-divided city and its longing for freedom."
Germany's Foreign Ministry added Bowie was "now among heroes" and thanked him for "helping to bring down the wall."
British PM Cameron:
British Prime Minister David Cameron tweeted that Bowie's death is "a huge loss." He wrote he had grown up listening to and watching Bowie and called the singer a "master of reinvention" and a pop genius who kept on getting it right.
The U.S.Recording Academy:
"He is remembered and celebrated today for his audacious approach to pushing creative boundaries and ability to reinvent himself time and time again, changing the course of pop music in the process..
Perhaps the best way to describe Bowie would be to call him a master innovator of music, comprising the many genres that were his many faces. Since Bowie first debuted in the '70's as "Ziggy Stardust", he gained a reputation as a pertormer and a huge musical following. Even to those who didn't follow his oareer or who were non-fans yet still heard of him, know that he set the bar for rock & pop long before others did.
Leave it to Bowie to describe himself and his appeal though his songs, and the many sides of his musical persona:
"My entire career, I've only really worked with the same subject matter," Bowie told The Associated Press in a 2002 interview. "The trousers may change, but the actual words and subjects I've always chosen to write with are things to do with isolation, abandonment, fear and anxiety - all of the high points of one's life."
Story:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBIT_DAVID_BOWIE?CTIME=2016-01-11-14-52-35&SECTION=HOME&SITE=AP&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
Rest In Peace.
Highlander
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Have to agree with Boston Leaf that Aladdin Sane is one of the best songs or albums ever recorded. Loved the rest to DB. Thanks for the music and your insane talent.