Bowie dead.

[Hibrandenburg]

Gobsmacked! This guy truly encapsulates the word "Legend". RIP David Bowie, thanks for the musical accompaniment to my life.

[Moulin Yarns]

http://news.sky.com/story/1620422/david-bowie-has-died-from-cancer-publicist

[Hiber-nation]

Can't believe it. I remember buying Starman like it was yesterday.

[lyonhibs]

Bit of a scunner on a Monday morning. Fantastic artist.

[Colr]

Bit of a shock. I think I read he had heart problems which had stopped him performing live.

[Onceinawhile]

Bit of a shock. I think I read he had heart problems which had stopped him performing live.

Not what took him though. 18 month battle with the big c.

Tough few months for music, lemmy now bowie.

[hibby rae]

It's very difficult to articulate words worthy of the man. To him, beauty was an effortless creation:
'In this age of grand illusion
You walked into my life
Out of my dreams
Sweet name, you're born once again for me'

from Word on a Wing.

RIP David.

[CropleyWasGod]

Can't believe it. I remember buying Starman like it was yesterday.
That bit on TOTP when he put his arm around Ronson.

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[Betty Boop]

Gutted to hear this. A fond farewell to the Thin White Duke.
RIP David x

[Northernhibee]

My radio had broken this morning so woke up to a text that he had gone - he was the reason I started to write music. Absolutely gutted about the news.

[hibby rae]

6 Music are doing a good job this morning honouring him.

[snooky]

"There's a Starman waiting in the sky..........."
RIP

[Just Jimmy]

"I'm not a prophet or a stone aged man, just a mortal with potential of a superman. I'm living on."

RIP

[Hiber-nation]

That bit on TOTP when he put his arm around Ronson.

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Yep and my mate slagging me off saying "him and Marc Bolan are poofs!".

[CropleyWasGod]

Yep and my mate slagging me off saying "him and Marc Bolan are poofs!".

He actually did more for gay rights than he gets credit for. For our generation, he cemented the idea that "it's okay to be gay".

[Betty Boop]

He also turned down a knighthood.

[Hiber-nation]

He actually did more for gay rights than he gets credit for. For our generation, he cemented the idea that "it's okay to be gay".

Very true.

What a fantastic time it was back in 72-73, Bowie, T.Rex and Turnbull's Tornadoes :greengrin

[cabbageandribs1875]

a true music icon so sad, RIP David bowie, ziggy stardust and Aladdin sane :(

[Betty Boop]

The Sun Machine is coming down and we're gonna have a party !

[Sylar]

In addition to his work with gay rights, he was also one of the first in the public eye to really challenge gender conformity. A man well ahead of his time.

I can't confess to being a fan of the music for the most part but his cultural legacy, icon and contribution to modern pop-culture is unparalleled.

[snooky]

He also turned down a knighthood.
He deserved a knighthood for that alone!

[DanHFC1875]

He deserved a knighthood for that alone!

Like a Knighthood is an honour, they're a load of absolute crap and that would mean nothing to him.

[cabbageandribs1875]

i never watch those big brother shows therefore didn't know his EX Angie was in celebrity big brother just now(and apparently telling lots of negative stories about him), bosses are planning on telling her in private sometime today

[Moulin Yarns]

The many faces of David Bowie


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1E2I4tTO_s

[Expecting Rain]

A brilliant artist and almost a genre on his own.

[Jack]

There's a starman now waiting in the sky
He came down to meet us
And I think he blew our minds
There's a starman now waiting in the sky
He told us not to blow it
Cause he knew it was worthwhile.

He told me. I was one of the children and I boogied. ;-)

[steakbake]

Sad sad day... But what treasures the man gave us.

[Johnny Clash]

Been dreading this day for a while now. Bowie was a real inspiration to not only countless musicians but he opened peoples' minds.
Just be yourself! Then punk added to that. His latest brilliant album shows he still had the magic despite being seriously ill.

Lyric on new album: 'Where the f*** did Monday go?" I sure have that feeling today!


R.I.P. Mainman

[Betty Boop]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaTooNm6BX4


Love this !

[cabbageandribs1875]

watch all his early music fly of the shelves now

[SuperAllyMcleod]

A true legend that didn't have to tell anyone he was, we all know it!

Kanye, take note - not even close.

[Sir David Gray]

Can't pretend that I'm much of a fan but my mum is and I can fully appreciate the influence he's had on the music scene for the last 45 years.

Sad loss.

[HibbiesandtheBaddies]

Grew up listening to Bowie.

Planned to crack open the vino and have a wee night listening to the LP's stored in the attic, purloined from my sister decades ago :embarrass, only to remember that I chucked out the record player a couple of years ago as it was looking a bit foosty. Shambles.

Bryan Burnett is doing a grand job on Radio Scotland sending the great man off tho.

[alexhibs]

So many good memories listening to his music in the 70s

RIP

[AndyM_1875]

Most folk who like Bowie have their favourite era. His Berlin period albums are a real favourite of mine. Low, Heroes, Lodger more so than the earlier glam stuff.
I enjoyed The Next Day as well, thought it was very good.

BlackStar is sitting unopened in the cellophane, don't have the heart to listen to it yet as it was essentially him saying goodbye.

I'll miss him and his music greatly.

[DH1875]

The movie Labyrinth is one of my guilty pleasures in life.

RIP.

[Betty Boop]

https://media.giphy.com/media/yoJC2wQqhXpm97vdeg/giphy.gif

[Jim44]

https://media.giphy.com/media/yoJC2wQqhXpm97vdeg/giphy.gif

Brilliant. :thumbsup:

[cabbageandribs1875]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-35292054

An organist whose musical tribute to David Bowie at Glasgow's Kelvingrove Museum (https://www.facebook.com/gordon.wilson.921/videos/10203940174905208/?pnref=story) went viral said he felt "overwhelmed" by the response.

[heretoday]

I used to love Bowie from the start but lost touch after Let's Dance. Station To Station was my favourite.

Since the sad news I've been catching up on his later albums.

Heathen is great. Reality might take a few listens.

[Hibernia&Alba]

I love his early Ziggy Stardust stuff. A great innovator in popular music.

[Hibrandenburg]

He deserved a knighthood for that alone!

The street in Berlin where he lived has been temporarily renamed in his honour with a petition underway to give his name to a street permanently.

[YehButNoBut]

Not having any funeral & has been cremated without any family or friends attending.

http://oldschoolmemories.co.uk/2016/01/david-bowie-will-not-be-having-a-funeral-this-has-left-people-in-tears/

David Bowie Will NOT Be Having A Funeral. This Has Left People In Tears

David Bowie decided before he passed away on Sunday night that he wanted to go “without any fuss”. Thousands of fans have been in mourning since finding the news out on Monday morning. He was cremated secretly shortly after he died without a funeral or and friends or family there.

“You don’t need a funeral or memorial for David. You have his music.”

[CropleyWasGod]

Not having any funeral & has been cremated without any family or friends attending.

http://oldschoolmemories.co.uk/2016/01/david-bowie-will-not-be-having-a-funeral-this-has-left-people-in-tears/

David Bowie Will NOT Be Having A Funeral. This Has Left People In Tears

David Bowie decided before he passed away on Sunday night that he wanted to go “without any fuss”. Thousands of fans have been in mourning since finding the news out on Monday morning. He was cremated secretly shortly after he died without a funeral or and friends or family there.

“You don’t need a funeral or memorial for David. You have his music.”
Possibly in respect to his wife, who I think is Muslim.

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[(((Fergus)))]

Possibly in respect to his wife, who I think is Muslim.

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Pretty sure that cremation is not cool in islam so that can't be the reason. Plus she's not exactly an ayatollah herself.

[CropleyWasGod]

Pretty sure that cremation is not cool in islam so that can't be the reason. Plus she's not exactly an ayatollah herself.

Sorry, you're right.

I'm getting confused with the tradition to BURY bodies very quickly.

[Geo_1875]

Sorry, you're right.

I'm getting confused with the tradition to BURY bodies very quickly.

That's a tradition throughout the Middle East among all religions. More to do with the heat and flies than anything else.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Pretty sure that cremation is not cool in islam so that can't be the reason.

I imagine cremation would be the opposite of cool :)

[Stranraer]

Had no idea he was ill. Wasn't a huge fan of his music but he did a lot of good work to try and improve the industry (blasting MTV for not playing music videos for example.)

Blackstar is a good album too, shame it's his last.

RIP

[cabbageandribs1875]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35449063

Rock star David Bowie left an estate valued at about $100m (£70m), according to his will which has been filed in New York.

i wouldn't mind having a share in the copyrights of his music

[Betty Boop]

"Its a crash course for the ravers, its a Drive In Saturday " :boo hoo:So good.

[southfieldhibby]

I'm a pretty big Bowie fan and I like Beck too ( his Usher Halls gig a few years back was excellent) Sound and Vision is probably my favourite Bowie tune ( maybe kooks or Bombers or Young Americans, I dunno!)

Anyway, I only discovered this after Bowie died and I think it might be the best live piece of music I've ever heard...listen thru headphones:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyO5MRTbL2s

[Geo_1875]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35449063

Rock star David Bowie left an estate valued at about $100m (£70m), according to his will which has been filed in New York.

i wouldn't mind having a share in the copyrights of his music

I'm sure he cashed in his catalogue a number of years ago, possibly around the time Apple were buying everything up.

[Betty Boop]

Ba Ba Baoooooooo!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_cHvtPB2dY