RIP David Bowie

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**Buttery Commissar**

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35278872?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_breaking&ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=news_central

https://mobile.twitter.com/DavidBowieReal?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Singer David Bowie has died at the age of 69 following a battle with cancer.
His son confirmed the news and a statement was released on his official social media accounts.
"David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18-month battle with cancer," it said.
"While many of you will share in this loss, we ask that you respect the family's privacy during their time of grief."
The singer only released his latest album Blackstar on his birthday on Friday.
There had been rumours about Bowie's health for years.
His last live performance was at a New York charity concert in 2006.
Blackstar, which includes just seven songs, has been well received by critics.
Bowie's breakthrough came with 1972's The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars.
His hits include Let's Dance, Space Oddity, Heroes, Under Pressure, Rebel, Rebel, Life on Mars and Suffragette City.

Sadly confirmed as true by his son on Twitter.

I'm inarticulate as F. Today is certainly.. Yeah.

**Cheesecat**

Whoa... that was shocking anyways I'm a pretty big David Bowie fan (at least his 70's to early 80's stuff that is) so this sucks.

**Buttery Commissar**

Let there be some positive things in this topic.

Post your fave Bowies (song or photos), if you like.

**hotsauceman1**

I guess he wasnt gonna live forever.

**VorpalBunny74**

God damn it

Rest in peace you extremely talented man - the stars will look very different today

**reds8n**

Thanks for everything fella

.. 2016 is not exactly proving laugh a minute currently huhh ?

**Ruberu**

It is hard to believe. I am now at work listening to my favorite Bowie songs. RIP David Jones, you will be remembered.

**Bromsy**

Oh no.

**Kilkrazy**

There's no doubt that Bowie was hugely influential in the development of pop/rock music and a very creative, interesting person.

**sing your life**

I still can't believe he's really dead, he was the best and greatest solo musician in human history by big margin.

**Buttery Commissar**

Kilkrazy wrote:
There's no doubt that Bowie was hugely influential in the development of pop/rock music and a very creative, interesting person.

One of my favourite anecdotes was that he was visiting the home of his friend, and a young woman there was very nervous to meet him. She was a hairdresser, so to put her at ease, he sat in a chair and allowed her to cut his hair so she could speak with him.

**angelofvengeance**

So sad- such a great voice!

**Paradigm**

Well damn, this is bad news to wake up to. I'm not a fan of all of his work, but even the stuff I don't like has been majorly influential and the music world as a whole will be the worse off for his loss.

**Fenrir Kitsune**

https://vine.co/v/O5T0dxTpnLn

**Orlanth**

He will be missed.

Not only a great creative talent, but a kindly and decent man,

**Ouze**

What an awful thing to wake up to :(

**Frankenberry**

Aw man, really?

This is the proverbial piss in my wheaties this morning, what crappy news.

**OrlandotheTechnicoloured**

Very Sad,

the second big musical hero to die in the last couple of weeks along with Lemmy

**Frazzled**

Not sad if he was suffering.

Bowie was one of a kind.

**streamdragon**

Frazzled wrote:
Not sad if he was suffering.

Bowie was one of a kind.

Pretty much this. feth cancer. Still a gakky start to my week.

**IGtR=**

Frazzled wrote:
Not sad if he was suffering.

Bowie was one of a kind.

I presume this is a terribly unfortunate typo?

RIP Bowie, one of a kind and a true iconoclast

**squidhills**

Holy gak. This was an unwelcome surprise. Didn't he just release a new album like last week or something?

**jasper76**

Very sad to hear, what a monumental influence on music.

**kronk**

Sad to hear, indeed.

**welshhoppo**

Makes his final song seem even more important.

**Relapse**

I never even knew he was sick. Speechless.

**lord_blackfang**

Good night, sweet king.

**jreilly89**

Very sad. He was truly an influence on pop, rock, and all forms of culture.

**Ahtman**

Was not expecting to see this when I got online. Condolences to his friends and family.

**Ensis Ferrae**

IGtR= wrote:
Frazzled wrote:
Not sad if he was suffering.

Bowie was one of a kind.

I presume this is a terribly unfortunate typo?

RIP Bowie, one of a kind and a true iconoclast

If you've seen the sort of suffering that cancer brings, then you'd realize that Fraz is being serious.... So while it's not exactly sad that his suffering is done, it is still sad and painful losing someone.

I only relatively recently got into his music (about a year or so ago), but it still left a profound impact on me, so this was definitely some gakky news to get online to.