David Bowie Passed Away

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I think I'm one of many people who checked up on his Wiki on saturday, after his album had come out, wondering how old he was:

"Oh, 69? Dude's still young! I shall carry on with my life!"

And this this morning. Bam.

Goodbye Major Tom.
 
Went out doing what he loves with the people he loved doing it with.

I can only hope I can say the same.

Hope he gets to find out if there's Life on Mars

teruterubozu said:
I'm amazed how they kept his condition quiet. Especially with the new album.
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He probably wanted to do interviews about his music rather than his cancer. Dude was a mint.
 
He never stopped feeling like someone from the future and I still hope the rest of the world could catch up with where he was decades ago.
 
Celebrity deaths don't normally get to me beyond being sad that someone died. Bowie is one of two that has hurt me on a level beyond regular celebrity fandom. Only other person to leave me in this state was Neil Armstrong.

RIP, Starman
 
A few weeks ago I decided I should listen to all of David Bowie's discography. I'm not sure what gave me that idea, as I was only familiar with a few of his biggest hit singles over the years. Every few nights I listened to a couple of his albums, and had been enjoying the raw talent and evolution of his work. So I'm really reeling from this news... Damn.
 
Went to a folk/bluegrass show on Friday and they played nothing but Bowie covers since it was his birthday. It was rad. RIP Bowie
 
It may be strange, but the other thing I'll always remember him for was his portrayal of Tesla in The Prestige.

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I posted earlier in this thread, right about when the news broke. I was still in disbelief then. Since then, I've had time to reflect on David Bowie's influence on my life.

I'm young. I can't say I've been listening to David Bowie all my life; I've really only listened to him about a year and a half. Before that, I'd only heard and seen him indirectly, like in Zoolander or Extras or the radio. The one impression I got from all this was that David Bowie was one cool guy and most importantly, cool in his own way.

His music stretched so far back in time that it seemed surreal to me that he was still making music. He was the embodiment of a living legend, seemingly stylish, talented, experimental, and timeless. I found it amusing how so many people claim to be inspired by him and thought it was just something you did to seem cool. But you can tell his influence just through his music. It's not the structure or the instrumentation of it but the image it constructs. Yes, it's about the music but for David Bowie, it was also about the musician.

My parents weren't Bowie fans (or music in general really) but they heard about him through Let's Dance. It was a moment of rare musical overlap between us, only possible through Bowie's generation spanning career. They didn't care much that he died but it's the first time I feel a cultural figure influential on both our lives has died.
 
What a legend, he'll be sorely missed. The guy scored my childhood in many ways.

However I'm not sad. It feels like he achieved his life's work, he made it to 69, he died surrounded by family. He did good.
 
It's hard to express what Bowie has meant to me over the years, I recently attended the Bowie exhibition, have Bowie shirts and indeed I'm still quite bonded to my ex girlfriend over our love of Bowie.

But the music man, that music. Straight up genius.

So while I had to "borrow" some lipstick from someone without their knowledge, I felt for the rest of real pic month I am paying tribute.
 
Griss said:
What a legend, he'll be sorely missed. The guy scored my childhood in many ways.

However I'm not sad. It feels like he achieved his life's work, he made it to 69, he died surrounded by family. He did good.
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Indeed.

A true legend. Hard news to accept.
 
Let me first just say that Bowie was a genius and it sucks that he's gone. Cancer is the worst.

But at the risk of sounding crass, it is going to be so annoying to see today turn into a competition of who can post the most obscure and "profound" Bowie lyrics on Facebook.
 
This was pretty shocking to me when I woke up to this news about an hour ago. I had no idea he was sick. Was really looking forward to his new record and a (small) possibility of his character making a return in Twin Peaks. RIP Bowie. Awful start to the year.
 
I can't feel upset or anything about he and his family keeping such a sickness secret, but it hits harder thinking about the new album and where things could go from here.

I "discovered" Bowie and he became my favorite artist about a decade ago. I was always sad that it was a near certainty I'd never be able to see him perform live. But I was surprised to get two new albums in the recent years, and hoped that more would come and continue to get more and more exciting.

A successful artist nearing 70 obviously has no need to put out further work in in already brilliant career. That he did the promotion and filming and recording for this album and its marketing during this stage of life shows that it is what he wanted to do. And he got to see that critics found it to be some of his best work, and it was indeed embraced by the fans.

Bowie tried a lot of different things over the years. He never lost it. And fortunately, while we won't get anything more (aside from some previously unreleased tracks that are rumored to be around), we won't lose what he already put out. Somebody else can discover him because of today's news.
 
ChangesOne was, along with Blondie's Parallel Lines, probably the first record I remember hearing. Of my Dad's record collection, those were the only two I think we agreed upon as being great records.

I listened to Blackstar on Saturday while cooking, but I didn't really *listen*. Today I will.

Relevant until the last. Went surrounded by his family and closest friends. 69 is too young, but we should all be so lucky.

I have almost every album the man released. While they vary in quality, he was never far from greatness or from the cutting edge of music.

Thank you for one last Album Mr Bowie. Thank you for Philip Jeffries. We shall never talk about Judy.
 
This is so sad. I listen often to his work on my way to work or while working. Love his work, he was really someone special.

Sad to see him go, specially to cancer. :( May he rest in piece and my sincerest condolences to his family. Its a huge loss for everyone.
 
RIP. :(

I haven't listened to much of his work outside of his really popular songs, most of which I really like. I think I'll dig deeper into his work in the coming weeks.

Under Pressure is one hell of a song.
 
RIP. Really bummed. His music meant a lot to me.

His new album takes on an immense poignancy now. It's like he's singing about his passing away..
 
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