According to the Daily Mirror, David had told his nearest and dearest, including his 60-year-old wife Iman, that he only wanted to remembered for his music. “I wasn’t, however, prepared for it”, he wrote on Facebook. The emotional trip was a chance for the music icon to walk through the city where he began his journey, to revisit the places that had meant so much to him and where it all began.
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Bowie could sell some 130,000 copies of his recently released “Blackstar” album in the U.S.in the week ending January 14, Billboard reports.
Figures from global streaming service Spotify show there was a jump of 2,822% in Bowie songs played in the hours after his death was announced.
Following the news of the “Heroes” songwriter’s death on Sunday (01.10.16) from cancer at the age of 69, Rod has now taken to his Instagram account to praise his peer and champion his unparalleled talent.
“They said “why do you do what you do”.
After John died, David was always there for Sean and me.
“You know I’ll be free / Just like that bluebird / Now, ain’t that just like me?” This came just days after Bowie released his incredible new album Blackstar, on his 69th birthday. “I’ve got scars that can’t be seen”.
Although the song was never a big chart hit, it did receive album-rock airplay at the time and is one of Bowie’s better-known songs, covered by artists including Wallflowers and Peter Gabriel. A source told Radar Online that John was dedicating some new music to Bowie at one of his shows, but that he was also going to create a tribute to the late star. He has been part of our life for 40 years.
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The Clarendon say: “Ziggy Stardust, Major Tom, Aladdin Sane, the Thin White Duke, Tao Jones, Halloween Jack, John Merrick… the one and only David Bowie”.
