RIP David Bowie

Lights On

His offical Twitter page is after posting the following message.

"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."

New album he just put out was a belter as well

kev1.3s

RIP, first Lemmy now David. The world has lost two iconic artists.

Riverireland

RIP, one of the best ever talents.

RichT

2011 wrote: »

Hoax

His publicist has confirmed his death......

RIP

Bonzo Delaney

Lights On wrote: »

Really hoping that this is a hoax, his offical Twitter page is after posting the following message.

"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."

New album he just put out was a belter as well

Seems legit up on BBC news and sky news
Another hero kicks the rock n roll bucket. RIP

murphyebass

Talksport just announced it too

ceadaoin.

It's on sky news Twitter as confirmed by his publicist?

zl1whqvjs75cdy

Wow can't believe it's actually true.

Lights On

RoboKlopp wrote: »

So it could be a hoax yet still start a thread on it?

Key word, hoping. Seeing as it came from his official sites it was pretty certain, but was hoping I'd be proved wrong!

Make his last video even more impactful now

His website is saying he died.

121 Gigawatts!?

Aw man Love him
RIP

Ah jaysus, ffs. Today fm reporting it too

AndyBoBandy

A Genius
A Legend
An Icon

RIP

gramar

I normally don't take much notice of the celebrity RIP's but did a double take when I saw that and am sorry to see it's true. Great artist and performer and one of the first artists I was 'into' thanks to my older brother. RIP.

Amazingfun

Really quite shocking, I had no idea he was this ill . Damn Cancer **grrrr**.

I had a lovely time watching Bing Crosby and Bowie doing The Little Drummer Boy with my nephews over Christmas, was the first they had heard him (ah to be young!) .....may he RIP

https://twitter.com/ManMadeMoon/status/686441083648212992

His son, Duncan Jones, confirmed. That's all we really need.

Penny Tration

No rip

Nodin

ITV are saying he's gone.
http://www.itv.com/news/update/2016-01-11/david-bowie-dead-at-69-after-18-month-cancer-battle/
as is Variety
http://variety.com/2016/biz/news/david-bowie-dead-69-glam-rock-obit-1201676752/

PressRun

Ach. I'm sad. Genuine legend.

Anesthetize

What the hell? No no no no no no

Internet Ham

Quite sad to hear of this. Rockstars are really becoming rare now.

Didn't even know he had cancer.. Shocking headline to see.

Shield

Dammit. Another great one gone.

RIP Ziggy.

The_Valeyard

RIP Bowie.

Great artist!

MRnotlob606

What an Icon the man was. Never he even knew he was ill.

Hope they cremate him and launch him into space, so he finally becomes stardust for real.

Terrontress

Hunky Dory got me through some really tough times. I'm sorry to see him go.

Jan Laco

This trend of releasing albums around the death of singers is a bit immoral by the music labels. Surely they knew on Friday that he was deteriorating.

RIP

CFlat

Grew up listening to Bowie in the 70s and 80s thanks to albums my older siblings bought. I didn't know he was sick either. Very sad news and another icon gone. He was the soundtrack to a lot of peoples lives. Thanks Ziggy.

Mike Litoris

Fcukin hell.

randy hickey

R.I.P

8-10

Jan Laco wrote: »

This trend of releasing albums around the death of singers is a bit immoral by the music labels. Surely they knew on Friday that he was deteriorating.

RIP

I'm sure he knew it himself though and it's possible the drive to release the album for his 69th had kept him going this last year.

cowboyBuilder

RIP David Bowie, a great actor too ...

Lights On

Jan Laco wrote: »

This trend of releasing albums around the death of singers is a bit immoral by the music labels. Surely they knew on Friday that he was deteriorating.

RIP

Was Bowie's own label that put it out, and was released on his birthday so I'd say he had all the say in it. Listening to it again now and it hits so much harder with this news

Agent Smyth

Ground control to Major Tom.

wilhelm roentgen

'And the stars look very different today'

RIP

saintsaltynuts

This is ****.RIP David.

Kerrigooney

Properly gutted over this. Can't believe it.

Andy-Pandy

One of the greats. Rip

Sunnyisland

RIP
Great singer and entertainer.

Scorpion Sting

Can't believe he's dead. Like so many others I never knew he had cancer. One of music's true greats, RIP.

Menas

Bowie was a true legend in my book. He made great music in each of the last four decades.
'Where are we now' been his last great song.

I rally am shocked as had never even thought of him dying. He always seemed so healthy.
Fckin cancer.

Liam McPoyle

As influential as any artist that's ever performed, another icon gone.

In a more than 40 year career he had done it all and his music will always be remembered.

How many artists that are plying their trade today will be remembered in 40 years?

Sad day indeed.

murphyebass

Lights On wrote: »

Key word, hoping. Seeing as it came from his official sites it was pretty certain, but was hoping I'd be proved wrong!

Make his last video even more impactful now

That was weird watching that.

The end where he goes into the wardrobe is like he knew, as in it was his last video, etc..

Like watching a coffin close. Tough to watch actually.

Really awful news. Absolute legend.
Too many great songs to list.
Listened to his best of while studying at the start of the year quite a bit.

RIP

inforfun

I am really sad to hear this news but at the same time very grateful i had the chance to see this giant perform live 20+ times.

I really, really hope that this isnt a reason for today's "stars" to bring out covers of his music.

wilhelm roentgen

wilhelm roentgen wrote: »

'And the stars look very different today'

RIP

Jesus man that just me right in the feels. Something in my eye

Welsh Megaman

Such sad news

Made worse by the fact that the immediate reaction from my colleagues here in the office was not 'such a legendary, influential artist', but 'his ex-wife is in Celebrity Big Brother right now, ooooh how will she take it?' :mad: :mad:

RIP David Bowie

Cienciano

Sad news. Probably my favourite solo artist of all time :-(

Formosa

My heart's in the basement, my weekend's at an all-time low...

yosser hughes

He was a real icon. An artist I still listen to every other week.So many classic songs and his new stuff was very good also.

Howard the Duck

Very sad, always hoped i'd get to see him play live but never did. Nearly did when he was meant to play Oxegen but had to cancel. Legend gone