As the world pays tribute to David Bowie, tributes have also poured in from the French Riviera, where the British rock legend was a regular visitor.
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On January 9, Bowie marked his 69th birthday with the release of a new album, “Blackstar”, with critics giving the thumbs up to the latest work in a long and innovative career. They asked Blondie to open for them, and, as they say, the rest is history.
According to a statement posted on the star’s official Facebook page, the 69-year-old died yesterday (Sunday) after an 18-month battle with cancer.
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.
Speaking about the sad news of Bowie’s, Mayor of Cannes, David Lisnard, said: “David Bowie had immeasurable talent and demonstrated unparalleled levels of freedom”.
Visconti addressed the crowd just before the set, saying that Monday was one of the worst days of his life after he learned of Bowie’s death. “It was as amusing as always, and as surreal, looping through word games and allusions and all the usual stuff we did”, Eno said. “I was hearing him sing about fiction as a mask to show his naked soul”, Manson wrote.
The very literal cover of David Bowie’s “Blackstar”, released by Columbia Records in the U.S.
In fact, Bowie’s last music video had some faithful connections, too.
Along with a photo of Bowie in his dressing room preparing to go on stage, the “Maggie May” singer wrote: “Undeniably the fearless leader of the pack, David was the groundbreaking chameleon who impacted us all”.
I send my deepest sympathies to his family and will always remember the great laughs we had through the years.
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The third track, Lazarus, starts with the lyrics: “Look up here, I’m in heaven, I’ve got scars that can’t be seen, I’ve got drama, can’t be stolen, everybody knows me now”. “Thank you, thank you, thank you, David Bowie”.
