RIP David Bowie

[Motu]

My favourite has always been Pin Ups...I'm retro from way back. Another album important to me is Transformer, produced by Bowie. Stuff to mark my life by....I feel something creeping up on me.

[steveworth62]

Very sad a massive lost to the world of music and to all them who were lucky to know him.


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[MD]

Bugger. I suddenly feel really old.

When your superstar idols of your youth start dying, you realise the years are catching up on you.

I've said it many times. Being a teenager through the 1970s was a genius move on our part. To experience the best decade EVER as a teen - totally awesome dude. David Bowie was the pinnacle of the music I loved. So many songs, how do you pick a favourite.

I saw him live at QEII Park in Chch sometime in the second half of the 70s. Hard to recall the year? I was stoned for 10 years. He ended with a serious lecture against the rising National Front movement. That took most of us young Kiwis by surprise and mystified many. We were all so far removed from what was happening overseas, and really David, few teenagers ever follow the news.

Farewell and thanks for all the fantastic music you gifted us, now fond memories.

[Oakie]

Death of a rocker is quite often a good career move. His new album will do very well.
Good luck getting a signed copy though.

Not a huge fan but I do have a few of his songs on my playlist. "Absolute Beginners' probably my fave.

[Crasherfromwayback]

In my opinion, one of THE coolest cunts ever to grace a stage.

[MD]

Another incredible moment I wont forget. Saw him at Westpac Stadium, maybe late 90s. It was torrential rain. A waterfall was pouring off the front roof of the stage onto the walkway he had out into the crowd.

It was a bloody cold night as well. Bowie and band were sheltering under the stage roof as best they could. Then Bowie says, if you crazy fools (or something funny like that) are prepared to stand in mud and rain to listen to me then I'm joining you. He walked through the waterfall, in light clothing and remained out in the rain for the rest of the concert. Probably caught a cold but wow, we were all so impressed- he truly loved his fans.

[neels]

A sad day for music.

I can still remember the first Bowie song I ever heard, listening to Starman on my Dick Smith radio one night. Since then I've acquired pretty much every album he's done on one medium or another, and managed to infect the kids as well, went looking for the Bowie vinyl to play last night and found The man who sold the world in one sons room and Ziggy Stardust in the other's.

May he rest in peace.

[YellowDog]

A highly inflential artist and someone I listened to a lot when I was young.

I now regret giving away my 'Laughing Gnome' origninal 45 Vinyl single.

[jasonu]

He created a world record with his serious moonlight concert at western springs in 1983.
http://www.bowiedownunder.com/seriousmoonlight/9.html
I was 17 & went up on my CB360 & stayed at Meadowcourt Motel in Papatoetoe with a few guys I'd gone to school with.

I went to that one too. Had a great time except I got hit in the ear with a pie some cunt threw.

[HenryDorsetCase]

A highly inflential artist and someone I listened to a lot when I was young.

I now regret giving away my 'Laughing Gnome' origninal 45 Vinyl single.

Yeah, they can't ALL be classics.... ;-)

I did give my vinyl of Pinups a whirl yesterday, The Man Who Sold the World (album) today.

I tell you what, Black Star is a damn good album.

[carbonhed]

Stunned to find out he was actually human and mortal. One of the Titans of my yoof... gone.

[martybabe]

Back in the seventies I worked with a guy that organised gigs for up and coming artists....

I told him how much I loved Bowie and that I had recently seen him in concert. Bowie had done about ten costume changes, danced under blue stroboscopic lights, sang songs of the future, songs of hope, songs of alien worlds and mystic people. The performance was incredible and at one point Bowie had pointed at me in the crowd, me!

It took several days for my ears to stop ringing but, it was worth every second. On that day, this awestruck teenager believed he had seen something otherworldly. Dare I say it, the man was like almost god-like to my eyes.

My colleague said that Bowie wasn't really his bag but told me of the time he had booked Bowie and his band to play some no account venue in Wolverhampton (think Hamilton).

He received a panicked call from the band stating they had broken down on the Motorway and weren't going to make the gig.

According to my workmate, Bowie turned up with minutes to go and was told that his band wasn't going to arrive. Still worse, all the amps, guitars, drums etc, were parked up on a motorway a 60 miles away and the gig would have to be cancelled.

Within minutes, Bowie had bagged an acoustic guitar and a bar stool, which he dragged on stage himself. He adjusted his mike, sat on the stool , tuned the Guitar and played and sang alone for an hour and a half.

This is anecdotal of course but I have no reason to doubt the story nor the integrity and talent of the man himself.

David Bowie, Legend. RIP and thanks Kid, you were something special.

[YellowDog]

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[nodrog:Me]

Lots of people are saying that David Bowie left behind an amazing Legacy.




That's weird...He doesn't fit the stereotype of your typical Subaru driver.

[Oakie]

Lots of people are saying that David Bowie left behind an amazing Legacy.


That's weird...He doesn't fit the stereotype of your typical Subaru driver.

That's an Imprezzive conclusion.