Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Jan 11, 2016 8:36:35 GMT -6
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David Bowie Dies: Rock & Cultural Icon Was 69
David Bowie, the legendary rock star and cultural icon who also appeared in films, has died. Placed in a 2002 BBC poll as the 29th greatest Briton, Bowie had just turned 69 a few days ago. His official Facebook page posted the news tonight: “David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18 month battle with cancer. While many of you will share in this loss, we ask that you respect the family’s privacy during their time of grief.”
The news was confirmed by his son film director Duncan Jones:
Duncan Jones ✔ @manmademoon
Very sorry and sad to say it's true. I'll be offline for a while. Love to all.
12:54 AM - 11 Jan 2016
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The master of reinvention, known at points in his career as Ziggy Stardust or the Thin White Duke, had just released his 25th album Blackstar on January 7, his birthday. His previous album, 2013’s The Next Day, was the first new record Bowie had put out in over a decade and the singer had not performed in public in a number of years. With the new album and the Lazarus musical recently opening Off Broadway, the influential and multi-award winning artist was experiencing yet another career resurgence. Bowie was set to be honored at Carnegie Hall on March 31 with a concert featuring the Roots, Jane’s Addiction’s Perry Farrell, Cyndi Lauper, Bettye LaVette, and the Mountain Goats, among others.
Besides his widely known work as a musician with such songs as “Space Oddity”, “Heroes” and “Ashes To Ashes” and albums like 1972’s The Rise and Fall Of Ziggy Stardust, 1975’s Young Americans and his top seller 1983’s Let’s Dance, Bowie had an on-screen career and was the inspiration for Todd Haynes’ 1998 film Velvet Goldmine.
A pioneer video artist, his most memorable role in the movies was likely as an alien in the 1976 Nicolas Roeg directed Man Who Fell To Earth – which provides the legacy for the 2015 Lazarus show. Long before vampires were trendy, Bowie also appeared in 1983’s The Hunger with with Catherine Deneuve and Susan Sarandon, 1986’s Labyrinth and other films like Julian Schnabel’s 1996 pic Basquiat, where he played Andy Warhol. Additionally, while pulling back from music after some health issues in the later 1990s, he played Nikola Tesla in 2006′ The Prestige, directed by Christopher Nolan and co-starring Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale. Bowie was on-stage in productions of The Elephant Man on Broadway in the early 1980s. Frequently included on movie and TV soundtracks, his “Starman” tune is featured in the Golden Globe winning film The Martian directed by Ridley Scott.
His son Duncan Jones helmed 2009’s Moon and 2011’s Source Code. Jones is also the director of the upcoming Warcraft.
David Bowie Dies: Rock & Cultural Icon Was 69
David Bowie, the legendary rock star and cultural icon who also appeared in films, has died. Placed in a 2002 BBC poll as the 29th greatest Briton, Bowie had just turned 69 a few days ago. His official Facebook page posted the news tonight: “David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18 month battle with cancer. While many of you will share in this loss, we ask that you respect the family’s privacy during their time of grief.”
The news was confirmed by his son film director Duncan Jones:
Duncan Jones ✔ @manmademoon
Very sorry and sad to say it's true. I'll be offline for a while. Love to all.
12:54 AM - 11 Jan 2016
54,680 54,680 Retweets 62,486 62,486 likes
The master of reinvention, known at points in his career as Ziggy Stardust or the Thin White Duke, had just released his 25th album Blackstar on January 7, his birthday. His previous album, 2013’s The Next Day, was the first new record Bowie had put out in over a decade and the singer had not performed in public in a number of years. With the new album and the Lazarus musical recently opening Off Broadway, the influential and multi-award winning artist was experiencing yet another career resurgence. Bowie was set to be honored at Carnegie Hall on March 31 with a concert featuring the Roots, Jane’s Addiction’s Perry Farrell, Cyndi Lauper, Bettye LaVette, and the Mountain Goats, among others.
Besides his widely known work as a musician with such songs as “Space Oddity”, “Heroes” and “Ashes To Ashes” and albums like 1972’s The Rise and Fall Of Ziggy Stardust, 1975’s Young Americans and his top seller 1983’s Let’s Dance, Bowie had an on-screen career and was the inspiration for Todd Haynes’ 1998 film Velvet Goldmine.
A pioneer video artist, his most memorable role in the movies was likely as an alien in the 1976 Nicolas Roeg directed Man Who Fell To Earth – which provides the legacy for the 2015 Lazarus show. Long before vampires were trendy, Bowie also appeared in 1983’s The Hunger with with Catherine Deneuve and Susan Sarandon, 1986’s Labyrinth and other films like Julian Schnabel’s 1996 pic Basquiat, where he played Andy Warhol. Additionally, while pulling back from music after some health issues in the later 1990s, he played Nikola Tesla in 2006′ The Prestige, directed by Christopher Nolan and co-starring Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale. Bowie was on-stage in productions of The Elephant Man on Broadway in the early 1980s. Frequently included on movie and TV soundtracks, his “Starman” tune is featured in the Golden Globe winning film The Martian directed by Ridley Scott.
His son Duncan Jones helmed 2009’s Moon and 2011’s Source Code. Jones is also the director of the upcoming Warcraft.