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David Bowie has died

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Pittcity Mon 11-Jan-16 16:52:16

shysal, apparently they told Angie the news off camera but she is staying in. She has not spoken to her son or his father for many years and is just flaunting the name.

lilian1 Mon 11-Jan-16 12:05:58

Put On Your Red Shoes And Dance The Blues what a legend !!!!! RIP David Bowie

henetha Mon 11-Jan-16 10:31:04

What a talented, innovative musician, and man. I greatly admired him.

All those great songs are running through my head this morning.

POGS Mon 11-Jan-16 10:07:11

I was unaware he was suffering from cancer. sad

Certainly one of the greats of the music industry.

merlotgran Mon 11-Jan-16 09:58:14

My first thoughts were, Oh no. Not another one! sad

RIP David Bowie. Is there life on Mars?

gillybob Mon 11-Jan-16 09:52:10

Two music legends. Both gone too soon Pittcity and Liz46

sad

glassortwo Mon 11-Jan-16 09:51:40

What a shock. The songs are playing in my head.
Taking the Dgc to school it came on the radio and I was singing (if you can call my voice as singing) some of his songs.

RIP Bowey sad

Luckygirl Mon 11-Jan-16 09:47:33

It is good that he managed to complete his new album and to read the excellent reviews before he died.

Liz46 Mon 11-Jan-16 09:41:33

David Bowie and Freddie Mercury were great together.

jinglbellsfrocks Mon 11-Jan-16 09:33:03

Interesting that The Archbishop of Canterbury, David Cameron and Jeremy Corbyn were amongst others paying tribute to him on the Today Programme.

Very sad.

TerriBull Mon 11-Jan-16 09:28:48

Two threads on this, a shock to wake up to this news. One of this country's great talents. RIP Gene Genius sad so many of his songs floating around in my head at the moment

Alima Mon 11-Jan-16 09:13:39

What a showman! David Bowie will always remind me of the Ship and Castle on Whale Island. Rest easy Starman.

Riverwalk Mon 11-Jan-16 08:54:59

Very unexpected.

Suzied yes I went to the exhibition at the V&A - it was fantastic, particularly the last huge room with the videos and soundtrack playing all around the walls and everyone treating it as though at a concert!

Indinana Mon 11-Jan-16 08:46:04

Such very sad news and so unexpected. I wasn't a particular fan of his, but who didn't love Space Oddity? Wonderful song!
And the stars look very different today...

ninathenana Mon 11-Jan-16 08:44:13

Have just seen this on FB when I turned my phone on shockshock
He had looked ill recently as gillybob says but then he'd always been very lean and unhealthy looking in my opinion.
RIP

shysal Mon 11-Jan-16 08:40:30

I was not a great fan, but very sad news. His ex-wife, Angie, is in Celebrity Big Brother at the moment, I wonder whether she will be told.

Pittcity Mon 11-Jan-16 08:33:09

Hope he's rocking "Under Pressure " with Freddie Mercury!

gillybob Mon 11-Jan-16 08:00:14

I too am shocked to hear of the death of David Bowie. He kept his illness very quiet although he looked ill in his most recent public appearances and his latest video is just plain creepy.

RIP Starman sunshine

suzied Mon 11-Jan-16 07:58:23

He was really different, very theatrical. Did anyone go to that V and A exhibition a couple of years ago? It was amazing.

grumppa Mon 11-Jan-16 07:56:56

Very sad, but he always gave me the creeps.

NfkDumpling Mon 11-Jan-16 07:55:27

Wow, really! And he'd only just released a new album! That is such a shame! So unexpected!

(I didn't like a lot of his stuff - but always found him rather, well - gorgeous!)

phoenix Mon 11-Jan-16 07:46:20

What a shock, didn't even know he was ill.