In the wake of the death of musician David Bowie, many have noted his deep impact on popular music.
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“Naturally, we wish to honour his extraordinary life and work at the forthcoming Brit Awards and pay a fitting tribute to one of our greatest icons”.
David Bowie died Sunday.
When the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, passed away, it was shown on television and was filled with performances and tributes from artists including Usher Raymond.
Van Hove, who worked with Bowie on the NY stage musical Lazarus, told Dutch website NOS.nl that he was sworn to secrecy about Bowie’s battle with cancer. “And I thought, and he thought, that he’d have a few months, at least”.
“He told me more than one year and three months ago that he had liver cancer, just after he had been told himself”.
The previous day, she had written: “Sometimes you will never know the true value of a moment until it becomes a memory”. “Here is his classic song, ‘Space Oddity, ‘ played in my home just this morning after hearing the very sad news”.
Bowie released his 25th album, called Blackstar, on Friday 8 January, to coincide with his 69th birthday, and it remains top of the album charts.
Ivo added to the Daily Mirror newspaper: “It was written that he looked so well, so healthy”.
“Before we begin, I’d like to say, ‘Rest in peace, David Bowie, ‘” Fallon, host of NBC’s The Tonight Show, told his audience.
On Monday, Bowie’s producer, Tony Visconti, wrote on Facebook that the album was his “parting gift” to fans. “I wasn’t, however, prepared for it”.
She said it was the suddenness of Bowie’s death that had affected people.
But behind the scenes, Bowie was quietly telling a different story. He will always be with us.
He dispatched poignant thank-you notes to friends who were unaware he was on death’s door.
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I realise now he was saying goodbye.
