Tributes poured in on Monday after the death of rock legend David Bowie, one of the most significant artists of his generation, a visionary chameleon away at age 69 from cancer almost held secret until the end.
“David Bowie died peacefully surrounded by his family after a courageous battle against cancer 18 months”, announced the Twitter and Facebook accounts of the British star died on Sunday, two days after the release of his 25th album “Blackstar”, for his 69th birthday.
Neither the place of death, nor the type of cancer that won were not immediately identified.
The announcement surprised the world whole, because the artist to the 140 million albums sold in more than 45 years who had never ceased to reinvent themselves, had managed to keep his illness secret virtually absent for months without raising too many questions.
Madonna said she was “collapsed”, the Rolling Stones hailed “an extraordinary artist,” Paul McCartney praised “great star” and said he was proud of his influence on the world music scene. Kanye West, the Pixies or the Foo Fighters have asserted its influence.
“A visionary artist,” also stated Bruce Springsteen, saluting a man “always changing and ahead of the others.” “An absolute rock star,” said fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier, paying tribute to the man who had been dubbed the “king of style,” reinventing also limitless appearance at son the years. Music
but incursions cinema, theater, in fashion and painting, everything was good for him to express his creativity. In his latest album, Bowie still left in seductive jazz experiments, still decided to surprise. These
recent days, Iman his second wife, former supermodel of Somali origin, married in 1992 and with whom he has a daughter 15 years, Alexandria, had published several posts in retrospect very poignant.
“Sometimes you do not know not the value of a moment until it becomes a memory, “she wrote Saturday.
She retweeted pictures for her birthday on January 8, one of which, with David Bowie and Tina Turner said: “I will love you till I die, I’ll see you in heaven #cesoir Happy Birthday Mr. Bowie”
musician and producer Brian Eno, who knew him for 40 years and had often worked. with him, including his Berlin trilogy, said he was completely surprised by his death. David Bowie had written an email one week ago. “He was funny as always and surreal (…) I realize now he was saying goodbye”.
Social networks have echoed the immense emotion aroused by the death of artist.
On the streaming site Spotify, demand Bowie songs was multiplied by 2.700. Most requested titles:… “Under Pressure”, “Space Oddity,” “Life on Mars,” “Heroes” and “Let’s Dance”
“Goodbye David Bowie You are now among the #Heroes Thanks have helped bring down the Wall “Berlin tweeted the German Foreign Ministry, referring to his title + Heroes
+ -.” He trusted “-
” The friendship of David was the light of my life. I’ve never met someone as brilliant. He was the best, “tweeted Iggy Pop, who had worked with him during his Berlin period.
” This man changed my life, “he wrote on Twitter and Instagram Lenny Kravitz.
Flowers and tears, candles and small messages of love welcomed the announcement of his death in front of his home in Manhattan, New York his former residence Berlin, Hauptstrasse
155. But in his native district of Brixton, in South London, is singing that more than a thousand fans paid tribute to him, including singing “Space Oddity “and dancing on the tubes of their idol. Flowers and candles were filed throughout the day at the foot of a large fresco of his face. He
a few weeks ago, “he trusted, and was positive, as always,” said on CNN producer Robert Fox, who knew him for 40 years. He added that “some people” only knew of his illness.
The latest installment of Bowie was not a will but album “an album focused on the future, someone who becomes master his destiny, both experimental and pop away from the rest of the warrior, an album of flying, daredevil, the most daring for almost thirty years, “said AFP Jean-Daniel Beauvallet, editor at Les Inrockuptibles magazine, based in Brighton.
“It was an honor and a privilege to disseminate his music to the world,” responded her record label, Columbia.
The fashion world has it also honored, including British designer Paul Smith, during the fashion week in London. The two had worked together recently on a tee shirt with the black star’s latest album of the musician
“His talent was evident very impressive,” said he said.
-. Blackstar ‘parting gift’ –
Bowie was born David Robert Jones David January 8, 1947 in a modest family. He had left school as a teenager and gained notoriety in 1969 with “Space Oddity” became legendary ballad about the history of Major Tom, an astronaut who becomes lost in space. He
then multiplied albums, musical changes and characters, fun to turn into relying on its mime training and his love of costume, fashion or kabuki theater. Bowie also played thirty film roles. He was chained
discs and toured until early 2000. A heart attack in June 2004 had then forced into a long rest, and he was then scarce, but had recently multiplied projects: Serial Generic, musical, appearances like on the last album of The Arcade Fire, seemingly become the one who dictated fashion in the 1970s
After “The Next Day “released in 2013, its 25th and final album under the sign of a mysterious black star. “His death like his life: a work of art,” said his longtime producer Tony Visconti. “He made Blackstar for us a parting gift.”
A concert in his honor was announced for March 31 at Carnegie Hall in New York.
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