Wow. :huh:
RIP.
He was one of the greats. RIP.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/david-bowie-dead-legendary-artist-854364
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The singer-songwriter and producer dabbled in glam rock, art rock, soul, hard rock, dance pop, punk and electronica during his eclectic 40-plus-year career.
David Bowie has died after a battle with cancer, his rep confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. He was 69.
"David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18 month battle with cancer. While many of you will share in this loss, we ask that you respect the family's privacy during their time of grief," read a statement posted on the artist's official social media accounts.
The influential singer-songwriter and producer dabbled in glam rock, art rock, soul, hard rock, dance pop, punk and electronica during his eclectic 40-plus-year career. He just released his 25th album, Blackstar, Jan. 8, which was his birthday.
Bowie's artistic breakthrough came with 1972's The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, an album that fostered the notion of rock star as space alien. Fusing British mod with Japanese kabuki styles and rock with theater, Bowie created the flamboyant, androgynous alter ego Ziggy Stardust.
Three years later, Bowie achieved his first major American crossover success with the No. 1 single "Fame" off the top 10 album Young Americans, then followed with the 1976 avant-garde art rock LP Station to Station, which made it to No. 3 on the charts and featured top 10 hit "Golden Years."
Other memorable songs included 1983's "Let's Dance" — his only other No. 1 U.S. hit — "Space Oddity," "Heroes," "Changes," "Under Pressure," "China Girl," "Modern Love," "Rebel, Rebel," "All the Young Dudes," "Panic in Detroit," "Niggas in Paris", "Fashion," "Life on Mars," "Suffragette City" and a 1977 Christmas medley with Bing Crosby.
With his different-colored eyes (the result of a schoolyard fight) and needlelike frame, Bowie was a natural to segue from music into curious movie roles, and he starred as an alien seeking help for his dying planet in Nicolas Roeg's surreal The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976). Critics later applauded his three-month Broadway stint as the misshapen lead in 1980's The Elephant Man.
Bowie also starred in Marlene Dietrich's last film, Just a Gigolo (1978), portrayed a World War II prisoner of war in Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983), and played Pontius Pilate in Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ (1988). And in another groundbreaking move, Bowie, who always embraced technology, became the first rock star to morph into an Internet Service Provider with the launch in September 1998 of BowieNet.
Born David Jones in London on Jan. 8, 1947, Bowie changed his name in 1966 after The Monkees' Davy Jones achieved stardom. He played saxophone and started a mime company, and after stints in several bands he signed with Mercury Records, which in 1969 released his album Man of Words, Man of Music, which featured "Space Oddity," a poignant song about an astronaut, Major Tom, spiraling out of control.
In an attempt to stir interest in Ziggy Stardust, Bowie revealed in a January 1972 magazine interview that he was gay — though that might have been a publicity stunt — dyed his hair orange and began wearing women's garb. The album became a sensation.
Wrote rock critic Robert Christgau: "This is audacious stuff right down to the stubborn wispiness of its sound, and Bowie's actorly intonations add humor and shades of meaning to the words, which are often witty and rarely precious, offering an unusually candid and detailed vantage on the rock star's world."
Bowie changed gears in 1975. Becoming obsessed with the dance/funk sounds of Philadelphia, his self-proclaimed "plastic soul"-infused Young Americans peaked at No. 9 with the single "Fame," which he co-wrote with John Lennon and guitarist Carlos Alomar.
After the soulful but colder Station to Station, Bowie again confounded expectations after settling in Germany by recording the atmospheric 1977 album Low, the first of his "Berlin Trilogy" collaborations with keyboardist Brian Eno.
In 1980, Bowie brought out Scary Monsters, which cast a nod to the Major Tom character from "Space Oddity" with the sequel "Ashes to Ashes." He followed with Tonight in 1984 and Never Let Me Down in 1987 and collaborations with Queen, Mick Jagger, Tina Turner, The Pat Metheny Group and others. He formed the quartet Tin Machine (his brother Tony played drums), but the band didn't garner much critical acclaim or commercial gain with two albums.
Bowie returned to a solo career with 1993's Black Tie White Noise, which saw him return to work with his Spider From Mars guitarist Mick Ronson, then recorded 1995's Outside with Eno and toured with Nine Inch Nails as his opening act. He returned to the studio in 1996 to record the techno-influenced Earthling. Two more albums, 1999's hours ... and 2002's Heathen, followed.
Bowie also produced albums for, among others, Lou Reed, The Stooges and Moot the Hoople, for which he wrote the song "All the Young Dudes." He earned a lifetime achievement Grammy Award in 2006.
Bowie was relatively quiet between the years of 2004 and 2012, reemerging in 2013 with the album The Next Day. Its arrival was met with a social media firestorm which catapulted it to No. 2 on the Billboard 200, his highest charting album ever.
While demand for a tour by the reclusive rock star has been relentless, Bowie kept a decidedly low profile, maintaining a residence in New York but rarely seen.
Since Martinus was too busy posting "first" instead of linking a credible article.
Wait, what???? He had just released Blackstar!
Jesus... :(
:weep:
WTF? :o
Wow. :(
:(
Well fuck. Didn't see that coming at all. Just last week his birthday was a big news story :unsure:
Nasty surprise. :o RIP.
Good grief, RIP. :(
RIP :(
So much marvellous music.
Rest in peace, David Bowie. :cry:
Wtf! :o
I had no idea he was in such bad shape! :(
Never a big fan, but he was very important in music.
Fuck, not HIM.
He was one of my favorite artists, a ridiculous amount of his songs are part of the soundtrack of my life. :cry:
:cry:
Blackstar is such a beautiful album, if you gotta go that's some way of doing it.
RIP.
:(
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:) :(
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:) :(
Is that a meme or did he actually said that? :lol:
It seems to be from a Conan O'Brien skit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x22swFn52Ng
Quote from: katmai on January 11, 2016, 04:25:20 AM
Never a big fan, but he was very important in music.
Too soon.
Ashes to ashes.... :(
The Goblin King. :cry:
Like everyone else here, I'm a bit shocked.
David Bowie was one of those people you just couldn't imagine succumbing to death. I'm not surprised by this news, but I am shocked.
Stupidest thing I've read today- it's a just an advertising gimmick because he has a new album out :pinch:
Just listened to his new single for the first time. Timing.....wow
Quote from: Tyr on January 11, 2016, 10:50:03 AM
Stupidest thing I've read today- it's a just an advertising gimmick because he has a new album out :pinch:
Just listened to his new single for the first time. Timing.....wow
What the fuck are you talking about?
Quote from: lustindarkness on January 11, 2016, 10:51:50 AM
Quote from: Tyr on January 11, 2016, 10:50:03 AM
Stupidest thing I've read today- it's a just an advertising gimmick because he has a new album out :pinch:
Just listened to his new single for the first time. Timing.....wow
What the fuck are you talking about?
We hardly ever know.
Quote from: grumbler on January 11, 2016, 10:49:04 AM
David Bowie was one of those people you just couldn't imagine succumbing to death. I'm not surprised by this news, but I am shocked.
I agree. I find it regretful when an actor or musician whose work I enjoyed passes on. But I find myself surprised that I'm genuinely deeply sad about David Bowie. It seems like he's always been around and would always be around with his youthful smile and charming ways. He was a true artist, re-inventing himself so many times and always at the forefront of style instead of following it. The world seems much less special and has lost some of its magic.
Quote from: lustindarkness on January 11, 2016, 10:51:50 AM
Quote from: Tyr on January 11, 2016, 10:50:03 AM
Stupidest thing I've read today- it's a just an advertising gimmick because he has a new album out :pinch:
Just listened to his new single for the first time. Timing.....wow
What the fuck are you talking about?
First line:
QuoteLook up here, I'm in heaven
Quote from: Tyr on January 11, 2016, 10:58:55 AM
Quote from: lustindarkness on January 11, 2016, 10:51:50 AM
Quote from: Tyr on January 11, 2016, 10:50:03 AM
Stupidest thing I've read today- it's a just an advertising gimmick because he has a new album out :pinch:
Just listened to his new single for the first time. Timing.....wow
What the fuck are you talking about?
First line: QuoteLook up here, I'm in heaven
I think he inquired about the idiocy you mentioned regarding advertising gimmicks, not the now obvious self-awareness of Bowie's imminent death.
Warren Zevon did the self-aware/imminent death thing best:
QuoteWell, I went to the doctor
I said, "I'm feeling kind of rough"
"Let me break it to you, son
Your shit's fucked up"
I said, "My shit's fucked up?
Well I don't see how"
He said, "The shit that used to work
It won't work now"
...
Read more: Warren Zevon - My Shit's Fucked Up Lyrics | MetroLyrics
I once went to the cinema with David Bowie. Not as a date, sadly. He was at the première of (rather crap) film called Splitting Heirs that I got tickets to through the film distribution company I worked for at the time. He wafted within yards of me and I did my make-up in the ladies' powder room next to Iman, who is 90% neck. There was an after party with strawberry vodka shots.
We can be Heroes :(
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-JqH1M4Ya8
Quote from: Liep on January 11, 2016, 11:01:38 AM
Quote from: Tyr on January 11, 2016, 10:58:55 AM
Quote from: lustindarkness on January 11, 2016, 10:51:50 AM
Quote from: Tyr on January 11, 2016, 10:50:03 AM
Stupidest thing I've read today- it's a just an advertising gimmick because he has a new album out :pinch:
Just listened to his new single for the first time. Timing.....wow
What the fuck are you talking about?
First line: QuoteLook up here, I’m in heaven
I think he inquired about the idiocy you mentioned regarding advertising gimmicks, not the now obvious self-awareness of Bowie's imminent death.
This.
Heard the news on my way to work this morning. Crappy way to begin the day. :(
Quote from: lustindarkness on January 11, 2016, 11:56:15 AM
Quote from: Liep on January 11, 2016, 11:01:38 AM
I think he inquired about the idiocy you mentioned regarding advertising gimmicks, not the now obvious self-awareness of Bowie's imminent death.
This.
:unsure:
In that case isn't it obvious what I'm talking about?
Somebody said something ridiculously stupid. I found it mildly amusing that someone would say such a thing.
:weep:
L
Quote from: Tyr on January 11, 2016, 04:21:31 PM
Quote from: lustindarkness on January 11, 2016, 11:56:15 AM
Quote from: Liep on January 11, 2016, 11:01:38 AM
I think he inquired about the idiocy you mentioned regarding advertising gimmicks, not the now obvious self-awareness of Bowie's imminent death.
This.
:unsure:
In that case isn't it obvious what I'm talking about?
Somebody said something ridiculously stupid. I found it mildly amusing that someone would say such a thing.
You say so many ridiculous things that they assumed that you were saying the report of his death was the stupidist thing you'd heard today and that it was an advertisement gimmick, not that the above statement was the stupidist thing you'd heard today.
I understood what you meant, but I can see how it's unclear.
Languish showing it's quality it again, pissing up someone's RIP/in memory thread with a pointless discussion about the interpretation of what someone said or didn't mean etc. :rolleyes:
It is clear that Tyr was saying the rumors about this being a hoax to sell albums was ridiculous. Some people just need to lash out at somebody for something.
#JeSuisTyr
Quote from: Jaron on January 11, 2016, 06:58:52 PM
It is clear that Tyr was saying the rumors about this being a hoax to sell albums was ridiculous. Some people just need to lash out at somebody for something.
#JeSuisTyr
Yeah, just people being daft.
RIP - David Bowie
Apparently, Donald Trump is the same age as David Bowie. Good going, God. :rolleyes:
Trump's health is extraordinary.
Quote from: Martinus on January 12, 2016, 01:38:56 AM
Apparently, Donald Trump is the same age as David Bowie. Good going, God. :rolleyes:
Well they were both 80s icons.
One as a legendary cultural icon and the other as a murderer of a beloved spring american football league.
Bowie's best songs had already been recorded in 1980. (And his very best, Space Oddity, was there when 1970 rolled in).
Though his 80s stuff was extremely 80s, I'll give you that.
Quote from: Martinus on January 12, 2016, 01:38:56 AM
Apparently, Donald Trump is the same age as David Bowie. Good going, God. :rolleyes:
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No surprise God prefers the company of a highly talented musician to an obnoxious blowhard. Expect Trump to live past 100.
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Quote from: Martinus on January 12, 2016, 01:38:56 AM
Apparently, Donald Trump is the same age as David Bowie. Good going, God. :rolleyes:
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No surprise God prefers the company of a highly talented musician to an obnoxious blowhard. Expect Trump to live past 100.
Yeah, why do you think Castro is still alive?
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I just listened to life on mars. I've been listening to all his music. :(
I think even his worst material is still at the very least interesting, and often better than much of the other stuff out there.
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This list sucks - no Tina Turner mentioned.
I really don't know why you like that duet so much. I like both singers but not a huge fan of that song.
I've decided I should make an effort to listen to his stuff again. Used to listen to his early records rather a lot but haven't done so lately. Never really had a go at much of the later stuff.
Have to say though, just watched the video for his version of China Girl, which to me was always an Iggy Pop song with only a vague awareness there was also a Bowie version.
So very 80s :lol:
Also no mention of Kashmir. The Cynic is a great song. Well, a good song.
What I have listened/watched of his new one is pretty damn good.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on January 12, 2016, 06:15:44 PM
Bowie's best songs had already been recorded in 1980. (And his very best, Space Oddity, was there when 1970 rolled in).
Though his 80s stuff was extremely 80s, I'll give you that.
I'd pick Ziggy Stardust, personally.
Quote from: dps on January 13, 2016, 05:41:49 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on January 12, 2016, 06:15:44 PM
Bowie's best songs had already been recorded in 1980. (And his very best, Space Oddity, was there when 1970 rolled in).
Though his 80s stuff was extremely 80s, I'll give you that.
I'd pick Ziggy Stardust, personally.
For me its https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBuwC4VJi50
I'm listening to Iggy Pop's China Girl, which up til now I didn't know existed. Bowie's is much better.
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He was also a long running villain on the Venture Brothers (not really him). He was killed off in the hour long episode last year, By coincidence the new season will show next month I think. The show was oddly inspired by Bowie at times, going so far as to a recurring character called "the Action Man".
Square Enix are giving Steam keys for "Omikron: The Nomad Soul" away for free:
https://store.eu.square-enix.com/emea_europe/games/pc-windows-download/Omikron-The-Nomad-Soul.php
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Saw a commercial for Blackstar the other day.
Bowie's will for the vultures interested in that stuff
http://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/music/david-bowie-wanted-ashes-scattered-buddhist-ritual-report-n507576
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