David Bowie Passed Away

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“I remember Bowie coming into the dressing room when we did gigs together in Germany, we had some great chats about drugs and stuff. He was someone I gained a lot of respect for very quickly.” - Liam Howlett, The Prodigy, April 30th 2015
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Billy Corgan Tells His David Bowie Stories (December 5th 2014)

"To me, David Bowie is in the very top tier of artists -- with capital letters. He's proved himself so many times that I sit back and trust him. Often, he's so far ahead of the game, it takes time to catch up. Bowie doesn't strike me as someone who sits down to write songs and says, "That's my collection of what I did this summer." With Bowie, there's a mission statement, a set design, a feel and a whole new identity -- a construction that he's created to voice and stand in the middle of the stage.

When The Next Day came out [in March], I was genuinely surprised -- a new album from Bowie? That's fantastic. I didn't even know it was on the horizon, particularly with the rumors of his health circulating for the last few years. Then I was kind of pissed off because, between finishing an album and going on tour, I didn't have long chunks of time to absorb it. I listened to it while going back and forth to the Valley for Nine Inch Nails rehearsals. It was a puzzle -- it didn't sound like how I thought it might sound. I thought maybe it was a bit conservative sonically. But over several months, it made its way into my playlist on countless bus rides; when I'm sitting alone to listen to music, I reach for The Next Day.

I'm still unraveling the riddle that he presented. I'm still getting new meanings out of the lyrics. What I thought was conservative production now feels forward-thinking. Like any great album, it's revealed itself to be something that wasn't what I initially thought. The marketing, too, felt like a breath of fresh air. It wasn't like the Arcade Fire album [Reflektor] and its yearlong rollout, where it was like, "OK, I get it. You've got an album out, you've played every TV show in the world."

Bowie is the most important figure to have inspired me. To a kid growing up in rural Pennsylvania, out of reach of college radio and on the wrong side of the Internet -- in isolation -- to see this alien creep in, this larger-than-life character who was smart ... he's been a consistent reference point as somebody who is uncompromising. He has found an audience yet challenges that audience and continues moving forward in a fearless way." - Trent Reznor, December 18th 2013
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RIP David Bowie, you were an inspiration to my own inspirations (Smashing Pumpkins, The Prodigy, Nine Inch Nails). Your impact on this world has been truly felt by your life. Your legacy will continue to live in our ears, our minds and our hearts. Until we meet again.
 
Maaaan this is a shitty thing to hear to start the week. Bowie is probably my favorite musician of all time. What a talent.
 
And here I am amazed by his new album, and playing it on repeat all this week.

And thinking to myself, wow I cant wait till he starts making more.

RIP Bowie.

You were an amazing musician. Something truly unique.
 
Fucking hell. I wake up Sunday to hear of Angus Scrimm's passing, and now freaking David Bowie?

RIP Goblin King. Labyrinth is getting watched tonight.

Oh, and FUCK CANCER
 
Reading the first few posts of this thread and I guess this is why people thought Elvis was still alive after his death back then.

It just feels surreal, and here I am hoping that it's fake.

Still, what a way to go. By releasing Blackstar, with that video clip. Making your final days on earth a fucking art.

What a man. What an artist. :(
 
I'm seriously choking back tears writing this. Bowie has been instrumental in forming my taste in music, my style and most of all he helped launch my love of science fiction. This is absolutely shocking and my thoughts are with his family. Rest in peace you absolute legend.
 
This is a tough one. I've been pretty lucky that most of my heroes are still alive but now I know how my parents felt when George Harrison passed.
 
Rivyn said:
Wtf.

I must have been living under a rock because I never knew this. Never.
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A lot of people don't know he's in that movie, actually. I bought the blu ray on Amazon this weekend and it showed up this morning, I was opening the package when I heard the news, and was literally sitting there, taking it in, with the disc in my hands. That was creepy.
 
Least my uncle will be able to join his idol now. My uncle has a few months to live due to cancer.

Even though alot of his stuff was before my time I still realise the huge impact he had on the industry. Labyrinth was also a brilliant film.
RIP Bowie.
 
Well now, this is a day to live a little extra if there ever was one---really drives home the hate for cancer and that the damned thing is still laying humanity low after all these years largely on account of it not getting an absolute, ceaseless, driven priority in funding and R&D versus the general war machine and such of these past few decades.

Staggering loss of one of modern history's greatest characters.
 
Alavard said:
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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Yeah, he was actually quite a good actor, he nailed that small role in the Prestige.

RIP Bowie, what an incredible legend.
 
My friend told me today because I barely watch any news. What a sad day. I heard he was battling cancer? Nowadays plenty of people are cured but sadly not everyone. It's a horrible disease.

I really don't know a whole lot of songs by the good man, but I do know how big he is for music. Rest in peace for sure. Didn't he also recently release a brand new album? My friend who told me the sad news is a big Bowie fan and most of the time we have a similar taste in music. I definitely might dig some of his music. Which songs are easily recommended?
 
Oh no. I actually just watched Inglorious Basterds again and had Bowie's Cat People stuck in my head all weekend. Rest in Peace.
 
Tatsumi Oga said:
My friend told me today because I barely watch any news. What a sad day. I heard he was battling cancer? Nowadays plenty of people are cured but sadly not everyone. It's a horrible disease.

I really don't know a whole lot of songs by the good man, but I do know how big he is for music. Rest in peace for sure. Didn't he also recently release a brand new album?
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His album now you look at it is him saying goodbye.
 
I honest to god thought that he was some immortal being that's always been there and always will be. This has like shocked me to my core.
 
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