R.I.P. David Bowie

"You know who I am," he said

The speaker was an angel

He coughed and shook his crumpled wings

Closed his eyes and moved his lips

"It's time we should be going"...

...Waiting so long, I've been waiting so, waiting so

Look back in anger, see it in my eyes, Till you come

Bowie is one of the few artists whose records survived my transition from metal pop to more modern fare in the early '80s.  His talent and passion showed through in everything he did.  I especially enjoyed his rare acting appearances, especially his role as Pontius Pilate in "The Last Temptation of Christ."  Brilliant, as was everything he set himself to.

He passed as he lived, away from the glare of publicity, allowing his art to speak for itself.

He will be greatly missed.  Rest in peace, Ziggy.

A true original who reinvented himself many times as the years went by...I've been non stop listening to his music since his passing and have now come to really appreciate the genius that he was.  Even the songs I've heard and started to dislike because I heard them so much, I now appreciate....

I do not have all his lps and still need to hear Hunky Dory and Young Americans in its entirety and some of the later ones.

What are your top 5 favorites?

Mine are:  Life on Mars, Station to Station, Sweet Thing, Ashes to Ashes, Panic in Detroit

RIP Starman....

Was waiting for this memoriam to start on AG after Bowie's passing.  First time. I saw Bowie he was Ziggy Stardust.  The performance was at the now defunct Winterland Area in San Francisco, Not sure, but the year was about 1974.    I was never into andgrogenous   performrers  or their music.  Alice Cooper and most of his tunes were a bore.  However,  Bowie and his backup band were outstanding  that night. Some songs were real rockers, and others thoughtful, lyrical  and to degree offered haunting melodies. 

It took about 20 years after that night at Winterland   for me to revisit Bowie's music, and he had written a boatload in that time. Ziggy StarDust had been released on the Mobile Fidelity Label, and I realized that this man was either a genius or had a studio on Mars.  Some years later, for matters of convenience, I picked up a "Best of Bowie"  collection in 2000 which  reconfirmed (to me) his  compositional skills, lyrical development, melody, and presentation  and which touched almost every track on this composite CD.  Anyone who loves popular music must occasionally return to these tunes for their creativity  and musicianship.  

The music world has lost a great artist and a good man.  He will be sorely missed. by those who love popular rock music.