People in the New South Wales south-east have joined the millions across the world who are mourning the loss of British rock legend, David Bowie.
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“David Bowie, the infinitely changeable, fiercely forward-looking songwriter who taught generations of musicians about the power of drama, images and personas, died on Sunday, two days after his 69th birthday”. The conversation took place about a week before his death, and Bowie wrote five new tracks for the project.
David Bowie died on Monday after a private 18-month battle with liver cancer – shocking his millions of fans.
“And I spoke with David about it and he said, “Absolutely that’s the right decision”… but I often wonder what might have been”. “Here is his classic song, ‘Space Oddity, ‘ played in my home just this morning after hearing the very sad news”.
The last time Bowie was seen in public was at the premiere of musical Lazarus, based on his back catalogue, when according to Mr van Hove he was so ill that he “collapsed from exhaustion”.
Desperate not to disappoint his fans despite his poor health, the musician attended the December premiere of his musical in NY but “collapsed from exhaustion” behind the scenes.
“His death was no different from his life – a work of Art. He made Blackstar for us, his parting gift”.
The wonderful artist’s producer, Tony Visconti, told Rolling Stone on Wednesday that the singer had actually been planning on releasing another album prior to his death. “And I realised that it might be the last time I saw him”, said Van Hove. “I wasn’t, however, prepared for it”, continued Visconti.
Spotify said Monday that streams of Bowie’s songs had increased by 2,700% compared to the day before. “We knew each other for over 40 years, in a friendship that was always tinged by echoes of Pete and Dud”.
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“I realise now he was saying goodbye”.
