The news of David Bowie’s passing has not been easy to digest, for fans and contemporaries alike. A wealth of loving tributes have already made their way to the internet, just hours after we all read the shocking news of Bowie’s death after a 18-month battle with cancer. Bowie, 69, will live on through his extraordinary musical legacy.
Paul McCartney:
“Very sad news to wake up to on this raining morning. David was a great star and I treasure the moments we had together….
Posted by Paul McCartney on Monday, January 11, 2016
Iggy Pop:
MESSAGE FROM IGGY:”David’s friendship was the light of my life. I never met such a brilliant person. He was the best…
Posted by Iggy Pop on Monday, January 11, 2016
Jimmy Page:
Bowie was an innovator, a unique artist with a vision that changed the face of popular music. He is greatly missed. pic.twitter.com/bfBXfItDMa
— Jimmy Page (@JimmyPage) January 11, 2016
Win Butler (Arcade Fire):
The Rolling Stones:
The Rolling Stones are shocked and deeply saddened to hear of the death of our dear friend David Bowie. As well as being a wonderful and kind man, he was an extraordinary artist, and a true original.
Posted by The Rolling Stones on Monday, January 11, 2016
Blackstar Producer Tony Visconti
He always did what he wanted to do. And he wanted to do it his way and he wanted to do it the best way. His death was…
Posted by Tony Visconti on Monday, January 11, 2016
Nile Rodgers:
#RIP @DavidBowieReal Your life changed my life. Love forever. https://t.co/yQ3NsCesTH pic.twitter.com/sLH2ZyFSE5
— Nile Rodgers (@nilerodgers) January 11, 2016
Kanye West:
David Bowie was one of my most important inspirations, so fearless, so creative, he gave us magic for a lifetime.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) January 11, 2016
I pray for his friends and family.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) January 11, 2016
Peter Gabriel:
“Heroes, for me, was always one of the great Bowie tracks. Heroism in the face of oppression and desperation” – pg https://t.co/QfOFKwImfL
— Peter Gabriel (@itspetergabriel) January 11, 2016
Ben Folds:
Songwriting, music owes David Bowie a great debt. Such sad sad news. RIP Bowie.
— benjamin folds (@BenFolds) January 11, 2016
Questlove:
David Has Gone To Mars. Earth Thanks You https://t.co/r37aKrZQCH
— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) January 11, 2016
The Pixies
RIP David Bowie. A true InspIration pic.twitter.com/My0BrfSqgS
— PIXIES (@PIXIES) January 11, 2016
Flea:
oh no. my hero. bowie. the most beautiful. i love him with everything i am. rock music is over, done. he was the best….
Posted by Flea on Monday, January 11, 2016
The Who’s Pete Townshend:
Woke up to the awful news that my lovely friend David Bowie passed away. I am so deeply sad, but he just completed a radical and audacious new album, and that is a great thing. Personally I am grateful to him for doing it.
For those who were his fans he was a charismatic and exotic creature and still gloriously beautiful even as he approached 70. But face to face he was funny, clever, well-read, excited by the arts, and really good company.
In a Japanese restaurant we once ate tiny live crabs sent over to our table by a businessman fan. David said we must try, out of courtesy. I wouldn’t have done it with anyone else on the planet. Delicious, of course.
He was simply a joy to be around, so good at making everyone feel at ease. I’m sorry to hear it was cancer that got him. I knew he had been ill for several years but didn’t know the details. My thoughts now go to his family and close ones, and to so many of his fans who will be beyond distraught today. We have lost a monumental figurehead of the British arts scene. We have also lost a wonderful clown whose combined sense of mischief and creativity delightedly touched our hearts. David Bowie was my Salvador Dali. He was also one facet of my perfect Ace Face.
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