STEWART COPELAND

I just heard the news on the radio. I can't believe it !
He died of a cancer after 18 months of battle.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/d ... ist-854364

Devastated.

I can't even process this.

Apparently, Bowie knew he was dying as he made his final album (just released on January 8, two days before his death) and intended it to be a goodbye. Not sure how many musical artists had a chance to do this and/or actually did it. Only George Harrison's Brainwashed comes to mind.

I would highly recommended Blackstar to anyone who appreciates good music. Just hours before learning of his death, I was on the phone with friends imploring them to buy this album, which I think is really great. So Bowie in that it is so different and unusual. As an old advertising campaign said, "There's New Wave. There's Old Wave. And there's David Bowie." Or something like that.

TheEqualizer wrote:Apparently, Bowie knew he was dying as he made his final album (just released on January 8, two days before his death) and intended it to be a goodbye. Not sure how many musical artists had a chance to do this and/or actually did it. Only George Harrison's Brainwashed comes to mind.

You could perhaps add Queen's Innuendo and Made in Heaven, but the latter's post-humous production does give it an odd twist. I always think of/feel Innuendo as the swan song.

ETA: I should add, though ^those are nowhere near as orchestrated as Blackstar. But this is Bowie we're talking about. We could expect no less.

I haven't heard Blackstar yet. It may now take a while. I'm glad he had control over who knew what when until the end of his life.

[quote="smudge"]I haven't heard Blackstar yet. It may now take a while. I'm glad he had control over who knew what when until the end of his life.[/quote]

That's what I think too It's good that his final weeks and days were private.

One of the best concerts I ever went to was David Bowie at the Milton Keynes bowl in 1990. I remember it because it was the first time I'd gone to see a band after my daughter was born. My Mum came and babysat for me and we were both really nervous but it was a brilliant concert.

It's odd because although every one dies at some point, somehow there are people who you expect to live forever and David Bowie was one of those people.

I bought Blackstar on David's birthday.

Have been listening to it ever since.

and then he just passed away like that!

RIP

No words...

If you've not listened to Days off of Bowie's 'Reality', this is great time to. Nice YouTube video of it, from Reality Tour, Bowie was is top form. His glamour sometimes overshone his talents, but Reality album a no fluff solid, and some performance in vid..

His genius was in having something for everyone. Doesn't matter what you're into, he had something you totally loved. His work united generations.

zilboy wrote:His genius was in having something for everyone. Doesn't matter what you're into, he had something you totally loved. His work united generations.

That's true!