Reply to: RIP Ziggy Stardust

[The Janner Miss Tanner]

I must admit, I couldn't really face listening to any of my Bowie CDs in the days following his passing. Too sad. Just gave Hunky Dory a spin on the way into work & listening to Life on Mars gave me a bit of a lump in the throat, I have to admit.

That said, when I was fortunate enough to have been amongst the crowd in front of the Pyramid Stage to witness him belt out Heroes with one of the most spectacular firwork shows I've ever seen as a backdrop, the tears were literally rolling down my face

That was certainly One of life's reaffirming moments.

[LisaContractorUmbrella]

The world will seem far less strange without him and that's no good thing

[vetran]

the violence only broke out when Genesis were playing, Phil Collins has that effect on some people.

[NotAllThere]

...Some lune attributed the fall of the Berlin wall to said entertainer...

Yeah - it was those loons at The German Foreign Office. But it was thanking Bowie for helping to bring down the wall. Not an attribution.

David Bowie at the Berlin Wall: the incredible story of a concert and its role in history - Vox

[mudskipper]

His death was announced on his Facebook page; it says "{name redacted}, {name redacted}, {name redacted} and 316,674 others like this."

I suspect they don't actually like it at all…

It was vaguely amusing watching friends trying to decide whether to 'like' the status I posted after my mum died. (Scuttles off to check) 7 did, but I know what they meant

[NickFitz]

His death was announced on his Facebook page; it says "{name redacted}, {name redacted}, {name redacted} and 316,674 others like this."

I suspect they don't actually like it at all…

[quackhandle]

IIRC BBC4 showed a very good doc on New Years Day on how he became Ziggy Stardust and how he had to kill him off before Ziggy killed him (DB) off.

I remember he was of the few established music stars to fully embrace t'internet (and this was back in the mid-nineties).

RIP

qh

[WTFH]

Ground control the major's gone

[MicrosoftBob]

I knew he was ill but really hoped he would still be making music for years

At least he never faded away

[NotAllThere]

Now The Man Who Fell From Earth.

[vetran]

The things some people will do to help the sales of their new alubm!

KUATB

Death Was a Good Career Move | Quote Investigator


sad loss, I enjoyed his creations immensely.

[SimonMac]

The things some people will do to help the sales of their new alubm!

[tarbera]

Ashes To Ashes


We are all getting old , start living as your a long time dead

[GB9]

Great song writer.

Bit of a reality check when people you have been aware of all your life die.

[Unix]

Real creative genius, sad.