David Bowie dies at age 69

[Watson]

Re: David Bowie dies at age 69

I'll echo what many have said on twitter:

David Bowie didn't die, he just went back home to the stars.

There's never ever going to be another Bowie, and that's ok because there's not really any room for more than one David Bowie. For example, Blackstar was his way of telling us goodbye and we never even realized it.

Thank you for being you, David.

[Watson]

Re: David Bowie dies at age 69

Loved what Lorde had to say about Bowie

When a hero dies, everyone wants a quote. I woke up this morning with a tender head from tears and that big red cup of Japanese whiskey, gulped last night just after the news came. People were already asking me what I thought. It feels kind of garish to talk about oneself at a time like this, when the thing that has happened is so distinctly world-sized. But everything I’ve read or seen since the news has been deeply intrinsic in tone, almost selfish, like therapy. That’s who he was to all of us. He was a piece of bright pleated silk we could stretch out or fold up small inside ourselves when we needed to.

Mr. Bowie, I guess right now we have to hang this thing up for a minute.

The night I met him I played at an expensive Vogue benefit with a lot of fresh flowers, honouring Tilda. I was not quite seventeen, America was very new to me, and I was distinctly uneasy and distrustful toward everything happening in my life that was putting me in these flat-voiced, narrow-eyed, champagneish rooms. I played my three songs, thrashing and twitching in platform boots. Afterward, Anna clasped my hand and said “David wants to meet you,” and led me through people and round tables with candles and glasses and louder and louder talk, and he was there.

I've never met a hero of mine and liked it. It just sucks, the pressure is too huge, you can't enjoy it. David was different. I'll never forget the caressing of our hands as we spoke, or the light in his eyes. That night something changed in me - i felt a calmness grow, a sureness. I think in those brief moments, he heralded me into my next new life, an old rock and roll alien angel in a perfect grey suit. I realized everything I’d ever done, or would do from then on, would be done like maybe he was watching. I realized I was proud of my spiky strangeness because he had been proud of his. And I know I'm never going to stop learning dances, brand new dances.

It's not going to change, how we feel about him. For the rest of our lives, we'll always be crashing in that same car.

Thankyou, David Bowie.

[daflyboys]

Re: David Bowie dies at age 69

Let's get some uplifting Bowie in here! He's sittin' in Heaven right now...rockin' 'em out to this one!

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(crank it)

[Mabster]

Re: David Bowie dies at age 69

Let's get some uplifting Bowie in here!

Yes!

https://youtu.be/B2HWuR2mq5M

[Madman55]

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I can only echo what pretty much everybody else has said already. One of the best. RIP David.

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[Stormyhog]

Re: David Bowie dies at age 69

WWE wrestler cody rhodes (stardust) pays tribute. https://twitter.com/StardustWWE/stat...09104971128832

[Stormyhog]

Re: David Bowie dies at age 69

An ontario man makes a snow sculpture in tribute. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windso...ampaign=buffer

[daflyboys]

Re: David Bowie dies at age 69

Anyone have a good website that would speak to interpreting/deciphering Bowie's songs?

[daflyboys]

Re: David Bowie dies at age 69

Actually, here's an interesting read. I'll spoiler tag it and won't comment as it technically is against OS TOS. But, keep an open mind when you read it.... I mean you have to admit that Bowie's persona and overall presentations brought a lot of weird things to the forefront.

Spoiler

http://vigilantcitizen.com/musicbusiness/occult-universe-david-bowie-meaning-blackstar/