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David Bowie dies aged 69


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#1 Dustin

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Posted 11 January 2016 - 07:35 AM

http://www.bbc.com/n...t-arts-35278872

R.I.P.

#2 Jim

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Posted 11 January 2016 - 08:18 AM

RIP



#3 thecasinoroyale

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Posted 11 January 2016 - 08:20 AM

Sad news indeed. The man who could have been Max Zorin to our Bond universe.

 

A brave fight to the end, but with a lifetime of memories for us to remember him by. 



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Posted 11 January 2016 - 09:02 AM

RIP David

 

He left behind an incredible and often challenging body of work.

 

Condolences to family and friends.



#5 SecretAgentFan

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Posted 11 January 2016 - 09:51 AM

Horrible news.  Only a few days ago I listened to his last album, thinking how great it is that he can do whatever he wants creatively and not even bother with the PR circus.

 

Everything can end in an instant.  I knew this, of course, but news like these remind me.  Until I forget it again.  

 

Yes, I´m depressed.



#6 Surrie

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Posted 11 January 2016 - 09:59 AM

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Goodbye Bowie. 



#7 Royal Dalton

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Posted 11 January 2016 - 01:37 PM

Ashes to ashes, funk to funky...



#8 Harmsway

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Posted 11 January 2016 - 02:50 PM

It's impossible to try and summarize the enormity of Bowie's artistic accomplishments, or even to simply state what they meant to me.

 

I was jamming to Blackstar ever since its release on Friday. I had no idea that it was Bowie's last album, but it's a great one, and a fitting final note in a career overflowing with brilliance. The last track, "I Can't Give Everything Away," now plays like a final farewell.

 



#9 sharpshooter

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Posted 11 January 2016 - 04:31 PM

RIP. A true great.

#10 seawolfnyy

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Posted 11 January 2016 - 07:16 PM

"And the stars look very different today, for here I am sitting in my tin can far above the world. Planet earth is blue and there's nothing I can do." Yesterday, I lost a dear friend to cancer as well. Without him and Bowie, the stars really do look very different today.

#11 The Dove

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Posted 11 January 2016 - 07:46 PM

 

R.I.P. Starman... :sad:



#12 DaveBond21

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Posted 11 January 2016 - 09:41 PM

RIP. He was a great musician and also a hugely interesting interviewee. I loved listening to him talk as well as sing.

 

If you haven't seen it already, check out the movie he starred in The Man who Fell to Earth.

 

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#13 Vauxhall

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Posted 11 January 2016 - 10:54 PM

An extraordinary depth and breath to what he achieved in entertainment and life in general. Platitudes are all too common on days like this, but his range of achievements and the number of lives he touched was truly incredible. A life well lived.



#14 Hockey Mask

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Posted 11 January 2016 - 11:55 PM

I lost my job today but losing Bowie seems to be hurting more

#15 Blofeld's Cat

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Posted 12 January 2016 - 12:06 AM

The man who could have been Max Zorin to our Bond universe.

I just came across this news article on the matter..

 

http://www.slate.com...would_have.html