David Bowie was an English rock star known for dramatic musical transformations, including his character Ziggy Stardust. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.
mortalityquotationDavid BowieBlackstarDavid Bowie's swansong album Blackstar occupies a unique position in its proximity to the artist's death: just two days. It thus provides an opportunity to examine how music, nostalgia, and mortali...
A military-style drumbeat provides structure as Bowie again questions his mortality: “I’d rather be flying/I’d rather be dead/Or out of my head.” “Boss of Me”No, not the “Malcolm in the middle” theme. Cinematic imagery — one of several songs to reference the sky — makes it...
Our super fans of course already knew, being avid participators of THE TOUR ONLINE and Inter-Pla-Net-live shows, during which we aired many live renditions of our new songs, as well as loving renditions of the songs of David Bowie and Kate Bush, we’re very thankful to them and I ...
More than one critic noted the powerful work's mood as "darkened by bitter awareness of mortality" (as the New York Times Jon Pareles put it). Sadly, two days after the record was released, Bowie died, following a long bout with cancer. Tracks include "Blackstar," "Lazarus" (composed...
David Bowie was "facing his own mortality" with Blackstar album says cover designer Exclusive interview: the cover of David Bowie's Blackstar album, released just days before his death, was designed to reflect the musician's mortality according to his long-time graphic design collaborator Jonathan...
world where conformity is the easier option. "I don't know where I'm going from here, but I promise it won't be boring." Into the beyond, whatever you choose to call it, the next realm, the ether, heaven, for certain whatever welcomes David Bowie will not be boring. How could it...
From “Space Oddity” through “Blackstar,” David Bowie was pop music’s ambassador to the realms of science fiction and fantasy. Jason Heller explains how the shapeshifting Starman was inspired by the dark sci-fi experiments of the space age.
DAVID BOWIE played a surprise three-hour show for a small, privileged gathering of 300 fans in Dublin on Saturday night, mixing old hits such as Jean Genie and Fame with newer, dance-influenced songs including Little Wonder and Dead Man Walking.Tickets for the gig, which was held in the ...
Nash reflected on his experiences with both Bowie and Frey and the thing that makes him saddest about the loss of the two greats.