“I was stunned, very sad and shocked”, he said.
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He added: ‘After I told the story David quipped, “It’s probably Angie’s greatest line from the 70s”. I know that I have certainly lost one of my lifetime Rock and Roll theatrical comrades in David Bowie.
The “Call Me” hitmaker has paid tribute to the “visionary” late singer – who died of cancer aged 69 on Sunday (10.01.16) – and his friend Iggy Pop for giving her group their big break in the early 1970s, as well as praising his long and diverse career. “She has taken the decision to continue in the programme”, said a spokesperson for CBB. He was my friend, I will never forget him.
‘He congratulated me on winning Stars In Their Eyes, where I dressed up as him circa Ziggy Stardust and sang Star Man, telling me with a wink, “I’d expect nothing less from you Georgie Boy”.
British Prime Minister David Cameron tweeted that Bowie’s death is “a huge loss”.
“I… was so inspired by the way he played with gender confusion”, she said.
David Bowie’s artistic prowess is well-known and praised the world over, however few people know of his financial genius.
In Auckland tomorrow a “celebration of David Bowie”, headlined Let’s Dance, will be held at Whammy Bar in St Kevin’s Arcade on Karangahape Rd from 9.30pm.
Rapper Kanye described Bowie as one of his “most important” inspirations.
“I was just going to put it on one male model and then suddenly they all wanted it”, Christopher Bailey told the Telegraph. “I was always tugging on his sleeve to act in something I’d written, too”, Crowe wrote. I can’t make a big drama out of it. I just feel like an era has ended with his passing.
The Rebel Rebel singer is survived by his 60-year-old wife Iman, his 44-year-old son Duncan Jones, and daughter Alexandria, 15. Blackstar – was released just two days before his death.
Bowie was the first person to broker bonds -dubbed”Bowie Bonds”- serviced upon royalties from albums he released between 1969 to 1990.
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As an actor, Bowie appeared in a range of films, including “Labyrinth”, “The Hunger”, “The Man Who Fell to Earth“, “A View to a Kill”, “The Last Temptation of Christ”, “Zoolander” and “The Prestige“.
