RIPs

[Devons Daddy]

BOWIE
David Bowie a musical icon

I am truly saddened by this
He is a legend

[Old Tankie]

David Bowie RIP.

[ThryllSeekyr]

Damn, I'm now starting to lose my faith in immortality or even just longevity when the great ones dies....again and again.

My father just told me and I don't think a lot of people even knew he had cancer before he left his mortal coil.

[sheridan]

Confirmation here: David Bowie, 69, cancer.  About half of the top BBC headlines are now about Bowie (facts you didn't know, tributes, obituary, etc).

[ThryllSeekyr]

David Bowie

Yep, .....some of my friends were big fans of his. he had many

[IAMTHESYSTEM]

Well theres a Starman waiting in the sky as David Bowie, Rock's great magician does the final disappearing act. He exits lifes stage leaving us all behind somewhat stunned but grateful to have shared some of the time we ourselves are allotted with a true music maestro. One of the great cultural icons of the past 40 years is gone and there will not be another. The monday morning blues sure got a lot darker. Very sad to hear of his passing. Maybe, to paraphrase MIB, like Elvis he just went home.

[I, Cosh]

Although I would never describe myself as a fan, he seems to have been present at a background level for my entire life as symbol of restless re-invention and creativity.

Yeah, well put. I've never been able to get into him in the way others do, but he was undoubtedly a fascinating and hugely creative dude.

[Spikes]

Pretty shocked to hear this news this morning. Another great who always seemed to be there, is now gone. Sad news.
Was very pleased to have been able to visit the Bowie exhibition at the V&A the other year. A fantastic experience, and its not often you get to see people spontaneously start dancing in museums...
RIP, Mr Bowie.

[Goaty]

2000AD post that on Facebook;

[Link Prime]

I was just thinking about that Bowie / Tharg 'star scan' this morning, couldn't for the life of me remember which Prog or special it was in.
"Early 90's" is as far as my memory will retrieve.

[Dandontdare]

Gutted.

Saw him in 2002 when he was having a bit of a comeback with the Heathen album, he did loads of his old hits and it was one of the best gigs I've ever seen (including a Stylaphone solo!).

"Coolness" is impossible to fully define, but he  was surely one of the coolest dudes on the planet.

RIP

[flip-r mk2]

RIP David Bowie.


filippo

[SuperSurfer]

That really came as such a shock when I heard that David Bowie passed away. I didn't know he was ill.

I got into his music in the 80s and saw him at Miton Keynes Superbowl in July 1983. I do revisit his music from time to time. Don't think I can now, to be honest.

For such a mega star he always came across in interviews as a decent chap.

[von Boom]

Terrible news about Bowie. Saw him in 1986 with my girlfriend at the time. I remember thinking it wasn't so much a concert as a spectacle of sound and sight. Things appeared as if by magic during his songs. The world needs magic like this. His talent will be sadly missed.

[JayzusB.Christ]

See you, Dave.  69 is no age, but not many people get to change the world.