David Bowie

[Special K]

Shite news to start the week. RIP

[dickie mint]

A real superstar,sad news.

[Faustus]

Gutted. Just absolutely gutted.

 

The man was a genius.

 

I'm working from home today so I'll be blasting out his tunes all day in ours.

[Moctezuma]

Shite news, he was fantastic and someone completely different. The impact he made on popular culture (and continues to make) is testiment to his ability not only to create great music but to mould new images and personas.

[Dr Nowt]

Just waiting for Major Tom to appear on the thread and say he preferred Bolan.

[whtwht]

Sad news. Loved quite a bit of Bowie's music. Cancer can get to fuck.

[Elite]

Guess this puts the labrynth 2 rumours to bed. Shame about the fella but he lived a boss life.

[Boss]

I think i tempted fate by putting his name on a list of living British musicians better than Phil Collins. My bad David.

[Redder Lurtz]

Horrible news. What a legend he was. We'll be playing a lot of Bowie in the bar today.

[Sputnik1]

Space Oddity

Life on Mars

 

Two songs I can never turn off the radio when they are on.

 

RIP

[Paul]

I fucking love the fact that he obviously knew he was going and yet drove through the release of a new album that's as creatively fresh as anything in his career. A remarkably talented and independently-minded bloke who was a true musical legend.

[razor]

Gutted. Just absolutely gutted.

 

The man was a genius.

 

I'm working from home today so I'll be blasting out his tunes all day in ours.

 

Play Kooks for me, brother!  Hunky Dory is where it's at.

[JohnnyH]

Like a few here, I was never a fan to the extent of buying all his albums, but I bought the best of Bowie about 10 years ago and it'll go on for the odd song on occasion (usually after I hear one of his songs on teh radio and then think "where's that album?"). I once saw him live out of pure luck in the Baggot Inn in Dublin at least 20 years ago when he was preparing for a tour and did a surprise set to about 100 people.  He did about 8 songs and it was great.  

 

One of those announcements that leaves you in immediate shock when you hear it. 

[Frankenhooker]

Genuinely upset about this, Low and Hunky Dory are two of my favourite albums and Black Star is fantastic.  There was a period during my teenage years where I'd only listen to Bowie and Lou Reed.

 

A Bona-fide legend, creative to the very end.

[JohnnyH]

I hope I get three threads when I snuff it.

[Nightcat]

A true artist. One of my favourite musicians ever.

 

Rest In Peace.

[Winston Wolf]

Lemmy and Bowie gone and yet Tom Jones and Des O'Connor are still alive.

Living proof there is no God.

[Russ Atmosphere]

What a talent. Didn't think I got upset by news like this, guess I was wrong.

[King Emlyn]

A genuine, heartfelt and sincere thank you for everything. Godspeed my friend.

[Nelly-Szoboszlai]

I was at that. Coming on stage with Space Oddity and that huge projection on the invisible screen over the stage.

 

I saw him on the Glass Spider tour, too. He was a true great.

 

Gutted. I loved the man.

Me too. I was only 12 and got dragged to it with my mum as her mate let her down last minute. I thought he was okay until that point, but watching him live, a new fan was born.

 

The image that sticks out was of that big screen. His face appearing in the top corner, looking down on himself playing on stage.

 

TLW loves a good pun when somebody passes away. But not today. It just doesn't feel right. The term "legend" is often misused in common parlance. Not in Mr Bowie's case.

 

Shocking news. Didn't even know he was ill.

[Ginny]

Gutted.

[KMD7]

Fuck. Wasnt someone on here chatting about seeing Bowie on tv and saying how rough he looked only the other day? Sad news anyway. So many good songs

[Caramac]

Awwww fuck, no. This one got me.

[Dr Nowt]

What a talent. Didn't think I got upset by news like this, guess I was wrong.

Odd sensation isn't it! Been playing his music since I got up and feeling strangely emotional throughout...gay, etc.

 

Some of it is memory-bound; old times, great nights, funerals of close friends/loved ones, etc, but much of it is just sadness at today's news.

 

What a fucking guy.

[Red_or_Dead]

Absolutely gutted.  Still in shock I think.  Got all his albums and his music has been a part of my life for 25+ years.  Even in death he still has a capacity to surprise us.