"Personally he inspired me by his creativity, his extravagance, his sense of fashion(s) that he was constantly reinventing, by his allure, his elegance and his play on gender." He transcended the eras, influencing them and sometimes even creating them musically, intellectually and as a humanly. Posting a picture of the pair together, she added: "So lucky to have met you!!!! Hot Tramp I love you So! #rebelheart"īowie influenced not only the careers of some artists but their style, too.įashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier, who visited the touring 'David Bowie is' exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London a few years ago, said: "David Bowie was an absolute Rock Star. Your Spirit Lives on Forever! #rebelheart" She wrote on Twitter: "I'm devastated" This great Artist changed my life! First concert i ever saw in Detroit! R.IP. Pop singer Madonna said she was "devastated" by Bowie's death. Bowie's 'Changes' and the Ziggy story songs were a major influence for me." He tweeted: "David Bowie, you will be sorely missed. Gene Simmons, from rock band Kiss, was one of many musicians to cite Bowie's influence on their careers.
Thank you for helping to bring down the #wall." The German government on Monday credited Bowie with "helping to bring down" the Berlin Wall.Ī message on its foreign office Twitter account read: "Good-bye, David Bowie. Rock pioneers The Pixies tweeted an undated picture featuring the late musician sitting around a sofa joined by the likes of Foo Fighters founder Dave Grohl, Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan and The Cure's Robert Smith. Minutes later he added: "There will never be another that comes close. Singer Marc Almond tweeted: "It's not often I truly cry at the loss of an artist but I'm devastated. Music producer Brian Eno said: "David's death came as a complete surprise, as did nearly everything else about him. The band and Bowie recorded Under Pressure together in 1981, which reached No.1 in the UK singles chart.
What a vacuum he leaves, and how he will be missed." The rock band's drummer Roger Taylor added: "The cleverest and most interestingly brilliant man of our time. He said he was finding the news "hard to take in", describing Bowie as a "fearsome talent". His star will shine in the sky forever."Īnd Queen lead guitarist Brian May tweeted: "All hail, David Bowie, Star Man, Hero. "I send my deepest sympathies to his family and will always remember the great laughs we had through the years. "His music played a very strong part in British musical history and I'm proud to think of the huge influence he has had on people all around the world," he wrote on his blog. Sir Paul McCartney said he would "treasure the moments" he and Bowie shared together. He wrote: "I never met such a brilliant person. Iggy Pop described Bowie as "the light of my life". "He was wonderfully shameless in his work. The band's frontman Sir Mick Jagger, who teamed up with Bowie in 1985 for Dancing in the Street, said: "David was always an inspiration to me and a true original. "As well as being a wonderful and kind man, he was an extraordinary artist, and a true original," they added. The Rolling Stones said they were "shocked and deeply saddened to hear of the death of our dear friend David Bowie", in a statement on Twitter:
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He was an extraordinary man, full of love and life. I knew for a year this was the way it would be. "He made Blackstar for us, his parting gift. His death was no different from his life - a work of Art. And he wanted to do it his way and he wanted to do it the best way. Space Oddity and Blackstar producer, Tony Visconti, said: "He always did what he wanted to do. He released his 25th album, called Blackstar, on Friday 8 January, to coincide with his 69th birthday and the recording was described as a "parting gift". His wife, the model Iman, tweeted on Saturday: "sometimes you will never know the true value of a moment until it becomes a memory."įans left flowers at a mural to Bowie in Brixton, London, where he grew up, and there were similar scenes in the US where candles were placed on his star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The artist, known for hits such as Starman and Life On Mars, died peacefully on Sunday surrounded by his family after an 18-month battle with cancer. On learning the news of his death aged 69, famous names described it is a "black day" and spoke of their "loss of a hero".īowie's son Duncan Jones confirmed his loss on Twitter and wrote: "Very sorry and sad to say it's true. Musicians, actors, fashion designers, politicians and clerics have thanked him for his 'inspirational' work as well as offering personal reflections. From the International Space Station to the Vatican, the death of singer and style icon David Bowie has drawn tributes from a wide spectrum of high-profile figures.