First thing I heard this morning; juvenile unit #2 informed me. Listened to his seventies stuff later in life. Most people my age will remember his turn in the Labyrinth too. Didnât really enjoy the music he did after the 70s to the same degree, but nevertheless, the bloke was a giant in the music world.
Wow iâm genuinely shocked. I didnât know about his illness and was watching his new video for Lazurus yesterday. Itâs pretty dark and features Bowie in bandages on a hospital bed. Makes sense now sadly. I guess the title does too.
One of my greatest regrets is not seeing him Live in Concert. He was my favourite artist in my formative teenage years in the 70âs. The Alladin Sane, Ziggy Stardust, Diamond Dogs era were for my mind his best. I missed out on seeing him on his last ever âGreatest Hitsâ Tour in the 90âs (?) at Maine Road by 2 days because I couldnât extend my leave. So near and yet so far.
Thank you for all the enjoyment your music has given me and Billions of others over the years and will continue to do so.
The only good thing to come out of this hopefully is that that twat Bieber will be knocked off the top 3 positions in the charts!!
Loved much of his early music and heroes in one of my favourite all time records. Thought some of his stuff was a bit meh but at least he tried many different things. Was never really fussed about seeing him but did catch his headline set at Glastonbury in 2000 and he was awesome. True rock legend.
I donât think youâll find Black Star in the shops for a while but I put a YouTube link to the whole album in the âWhat Are You Listening Toâ thread last week.