That came out of nowhere wtf. First Lemmy, now Bowie, and I doubt this will be the last of it. RIP hard.

RIP. Big shock.

wow


RIP

fuck everything

Wait what the fuck

!!!

goodnight sweet prince

RIP
this hit me like a fucking ton of bricks

Just when you thought Lemmy's death was the hardest RIP this happens


So fucking sad, one of the most important artists of all time

fucking RIP

RIP

Fuck... I don't even know what to say. He was one of my absolute favorites.

The new album, the videos - what an artist right to the end, it can't have been easy to complete such work if he'd been suffering from cancer for 18 months as some reports suggest.

RIP to a friggin legend

Go jam Blackstar guys

what the fuck????

So fucking sad, Blackstar was one hell of a way to go out. RIP

This is terrible news. I'm still shocked as hell

Real tragic news RIP

I can not even fathom this right now

So glad he released Blackstar. I love you Bowie. RIP

The fact that this is so soon after his new album makes this feel so bizarre

What the fuck

can't believe this is real, you're a rock n roll suicide bowie rest in peace

is this a bad joke or what

RIP hard, I'm in shock man

Blackstar the song is going to be a tough listen 'the day he died, his spirit rose' etc and of course the two closing songs are obvious in their poignancy 'if I never see the English evergreens I'm running to...I'm falling down'. Every time I listened to the album I have to admit it made me anticipate his death, hoping of course it was still a way off...but clearly the lyrical subject matter was no accident.

Simply put, Bowie was the best of them all.

I was just listening to his new album for the fifth time now, so this definitely hits like a shit ton of bricks. RIP to an absolute legend.

Fuck, Bowie was one of the good guys. I thought he had plenty of years left in him still

"is this a bad joke or what"

Unfortunately not

"is this a bad joke or what"

Unfortunately not

Still can't believe this. It is just impossible to imagine the world of music without Bowie. A true legend

This one hit hard...
Rip

My mum just woke me to this. I can't say I'm a huge Bowie fan, but damn, this is still a sad day for music. Blackstar just gained a whole barrel of meaning. RIP man ;_;

He sounded so alive on this new album, like he had at least a couple more left.

Just listened to this album for the first time an hour ago. Wow. RIP

what the fucking fuck
R.I.P.

Was hoping this was a joke, hurts to have such an amazing man go.

RIP David Bowie, we've lost a true artist.

The album did feel like a last message to the world. 18 months of battling cancer... yeah, he knew damn well what was coming. It was all conciously put together. Never stopped working, much like his friend and collegue, the late Freddie Mercury.


"I'm just gonna get older, and older, and older... and never stop singing" (c)

He left us on a high note in terms of albums i guess

such a fucking legend

awful news. rip

Listening to Blackstar the other day made me realize how badly i needed to dig into discog. working on it the past few days. guy was a fucking legend.
RIP IN PIECE

Fuck everything indeed

yo wtf, i was just thinking about listening to his new album. heard someone make a joke about him rocking out in heaven and i didn't get it. RIP man, fuck

Gutted, was jamming heroes yesterday, better move onto Blackstar RIP

I don't think I'm gonna be able to get through Blackstar without getting incredibly emotional for a while now...

Lemmy, Bowie... fuck cancer.

This is all so incredibly strange. Blackstar had just come out.

Fuck Cancer! RIP Legend

This has hit me harder than any other misicican death. One of my favourites of all time, gonna jam him hard.

Yeah, it looks like he knew this was coming. The lyrics are filled with tidbits of it, like the song Lazarus, he starts singing "Look up here, i'm in heaven"

Why are the legends all suddenly dying? R.I.P. this sucks

WE CAN BE HEROES :'(

Goddamn... Gonna jam Space Oddity so hard

Rip hard

I still can't believe it. RIP David Bowie

I walked in from work tonight and my roommate asked "Did you hear about David Bowie?" because he knows I'm a huge Bowie fan. I replied, "Don't tell me he died or something". WHAT THE FUCK

He will go down in history as the greatest ever. This news hits really hard

I am just shattered.

Legit crying. See you up in space, Major Tom.

I heard a rumour from ground control

OH NO, DON'T SAY IT'S TRUE

This is fucking heartbreaking. Like many said, Blackstar takes on whole new layers of meaning now. The fact that he made his final statement through music while keeping his illness private is incredibly brave and inspiring, and gut-wrenching at the same time. RIP to a legend.

What a fitting note to go out on.

RIP.

Jeez this is some bad news yo wake up on

This is not okay.

The Lazarus video makes so much sense now.

This is very much not okay.

This is not okay [2]

RIP

Terrible news. I was just thinking how strong he was going with a new album and everything.

RIP

Goddamn wow, maybe he knew this was coming and released Blackstar as his final message to us heathens

RIP one of the most influential, creative and talented artists the world has seen

"I'm not a prophet or a stone age man
Just a mortal with the potential of a superman
I'm living on

I'm tethered to the logic of Homo Sapien
Can't take my eyes from the great salvation Of bullshit faith
If I don't explain what you ought to know
You can tell me all about it on the next Bardot
I'm sinking in the quicksand of my thought
And I ain't got the power anymore

Don't believe in yourself
Don't deceive with belief
Knowledge comes with death's release"

Quicksand is fucking killing me rn, god forbid what Labyrinth will do tbh

Ashes to ashes, funk to funky
We know Major Tom's a junkie
Strung out in heaven's high
Hitting an all-time low

I had to listen to Ashes to Ashes as soon as I heard the news.

damn shame

Absolutely devastated. Bowie was one of my favourites, and I'm sad to see him go. Rest In Peace, Starman.

Sinternet
Diagnosed with cancer 18 month ago... he knew he was going out. Blackstar was very much a self-delivered eulogy.

Fucking hell...complete shocker.

R.I.P.

At least he went out on a high note. Rest in Peace, Bowie.

I'm still shocked. It's good to hear that he died peacefully surrounded by his friends and family after releasing a great album. R.i.p

Damn these weeks... Right after the album release... RIP.

There's a starman waiting in the sky. He'd like to come and meet us but he thinks he'll blow our mind.

never was such a huge fan of Bowie, but he's way up there among the greatest of all time

RIP legend

sad to see him go but happy he made such a huge mark on the music/art world r.i.p Legend!

Waaaatthefuk


Im really angry now
rip so fucking hard
First lemmy now him in such a short time. 70 and 69. Each shortly after their birthdays.
And two days after tthey released blackstar.
Godfuckingdamn.

Oh my god this just hit me like a truck to the fucking face. Dayum. Rest in peace.

'And two days after tthey released blackstar.'
You almost get the impression he was clinging on just to see Blackstar out.

GIVES ME YOUR HANDS CAUSE YOU'RE WONDERFUL

holy fuck

RIP so goddamn hard

at a loss for words

What the living fuck! Just... fuck...

R.I.P. David Bowie

Never cried so hard for a dead musician before

2016 fucking blows so far. RIP.

Never cried so hard for a dead musician before [2]

Same, this is just terrible, and it gets even sadder and sort of obvious when you listen to his new album.

I can't think of anything to say other than the hardest fucking RIP ever to a musical icon and genius!

We lost one of the best today.

well, sucks to be old

Here come the hundreds of people on my facebook feed who are going to try and pretend they ever actually listened to Bowie, not just heard a Life on Mars during the intro sequence to that tv show and maybe they saw Labyrinth one time when their parents made them watch it.

RIP Bowie dude

He will live forever.

one after the other. fuck you 2016.
David Bowie thank you for your music.

RIP David.

Motherfucker. So fucking bummed...


R.I.P.

Never been a huge fan of his work but you don't have to be to understand that he was a very special human being.

RIP

R.I.P. itjustkeepshappeningagain

RIP

I haven't even heard much from the man and this still hit me hard. After Blackstar came out I was already inclined to properly check out his material but it's pretty much a moral obligation now.

Ruined my entire morning, Bowie was a genius.

RIP

Gutpunched.

Oh, you genius. You clever, clever man.

First Scott Weiland, then Lemmy now Bowie... Damn i hope this doesn't continue, RIP to a musical icon, and creative genius. So bizarre how soon this came after Blackstar dropped... I guess that was his final mark on the music world, and damn great one at that.

First Scott Weiland, then Lemmy now Bowie... Damn i hope this doesn't continue, RIP to a musical icon, and creative genius. So bizarre how soon this came after Blackstar dropped... I guess that was his final mark on the music world, and damn great one at that.

One of the most emblematic artists of the past decades. RIP.

R.I.P. Thin White Duke, we will miss you.

This is the worst morning. RIP dear bowie

I'm genuinely heartbroken, got nothing more to say. Thanks for everything Bowie, you've left one hell of a legacy.

this is so fucking stupid, I don't even know anymore

RIP man

life sucks

Well, fuck. RIP.

"Here come the hundreds of people on my facebook feed who are going to try and pretend they ever actually listened to Bowie, not just heard a Life on Mars during the intro sequence to that tv show and maybe they saw Labyrinth one time when their parents made them watch it."

How in the fuck is this pertinent?


Fuck man. This sucks. RIP to a definite legend.

I'm deeply sad and shocked with this notice, the death of the chameleon artist. I only saw it right now, here on Sputnik. Simply disappeared one of the most important artists of his generation and of all time. His capacity of creation and innovation was really unique. Bowie always was one of the artists that I most admired and loved. The proof of that is my avatar here on Sputnik. But what is most important in this moment is his footprint that he left in this world. His artist work will prevail forever and lighting up this world forever and continue to amaze the future generations. So, RIP David Jones or David Bowie, as you wish. We always will remember and love you.

I'm not a big fan of Bowie... but there's no doubt to how much of an influence and icon he was. At least unlike many, he went out with everyone praising him for his latest work, still on everyone's minds. Probably makes it even harder to comprehend.

Music has really taken a massive kick to the balls in the last month. Losing Scott Weiland, Lemmy and now David Bowie in that time. Lets hope 2016 can move on from this tragic loss and have music produce some great things... the industry didn't need this today.

R.I.P.

So sad...
At least it's gonna be a hell of a party up there, with Lenny, David and Scott...
RIP, you won't be forgotten

no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no.

nOOOOOOOO

Fuck man.... This is tough

This man is one of the greatest artists who ever live

RIP Bowie, you're the man

I really can hardly fathom this. I'm beyond words right now.

Weiland, Lemmy, and Bowie all in a row. Wow...i really can't process this right now...man. At least he was able to put one more album out before he died. RIP hard.

..wow

First thing I read as soon as I woke up this morning. Welp, this day is fucked. My eyes are gonna be watering up all day. Damn

RIP Bowie.

RIP so hard, David. One of the finest artists.

Shit, I don't want to cry at work. But I might.

All the musicians I listened to growing up are dying. RIP Bowie

RIP I am crushed

Shocking--end of an era--RIP

Lazarus video makes so much sense now [2]

RIP to a great man and a true legend

Went out with a big fucking bang.

RIP

this is just terrible

he was a true legend

RIP Ziggy

In complete and utter shock. Wow.
Fuck, man. I don't even know what to say.
2016, go fuck yourself. RIP

this better not become a theme, rip too hard

holy shit that's shocking..

RIP

nononono no

RIP fuck

sad morning

RIP

Fucking hell just got in from an exam and my housemates telling me this wtfffffff. I'm getting emotional

Fucking hell just got in from an exam and my housemates telling me this wtfffffff. I'm getting emotional. RIP

One of the most shocking things I've heard in a long time. RIP man.

Rest in Peace

holy fuck

RIP

Rest in peace, Bowie. Shocking and sad.

where the fuck did monday go

This is not alright.

in his honor, my japanese teacher taught the class how to write his name in japanese.
デヴィッド ボウイ

RIP David Bowie. His last album was a fitting end, even to a career as great as his. Artists like him are far to scarce.

what a beautiful human being, i still am having trouble processing this

rip

Holy shit that came out of nowhere, RIP to a music icon and legend

It's not even two weeks into 2016 and this could be the worst news I hear all year. Absolutely one of my favourite artists of all time and to imagine a world without him is surreal. Horribly upsetting, rest in peace. Undisputed legend.

RIP. Fucking legend. I'm so sad today.

Never had the chance to get into his music, but damn, he was one of the most iconic and important artists of the 20th century, RIP

David Bowie was not a man who could be defined in life; he remains undefinable even in death.

Right after Black Star dropped, this is crazy. RIP David.

This has just been an awful few weeks for the entire musical community. RIP

RIP. May his family be comforted. I'm gonna jam Bowie and ball my eyes out.

This always happens to me. I either watch a movie with a certain actor and they die a couple days later, or I listen to an album and one of the musicians dies a couple days later. RIP

I literally was listening to Black Star driving into the office. Parked, walked up to my office, open up CPU see headlines of Bowie dead at 69. Surreal.

First Lemmy now Bowie? Feels so wrong.

I'm so glad I got a chance to see "David Bowie is..." in Chicago last year. Such an important exhibit for such an important man.

On my drive home yesterday I was listening to Blackstar. What a way to go out. Rest In Peace Spaceman.

Man I was shocked to hear that this morning. I was just listening to Blackstar last night. The album is so incredible and original and such a great on to go out on. Its almost scary to listen to now. Its like here is my last album, I am ready to die now. And to hear he had cancer for 18 months, meaning he worked on this album with it. Thats fucking dedication right there. All my respect goes out to David Bowie. RIP David Bowie. You will truely be missed but your legacy will forever live on.

goodnight, sweet prince =[

this is terrible news, but his legacy will live on

ohhh no no no no no no, just as I was getting into this guys discography

We've lost a legend. RIP

first time I've audibly shouted "what the fuck" at something.

RIP the goblin king :-[

I'm gonna get real weird for the rest of the day in memory of Bowie.

holy fuck RIP

I'm really tired of having to reply to these R.I.P threads, it can stop any time now

I saw this literally right after I got out of bed and I cried so fucking hard in the shower.
I still can't believe it.

It's time to listen to Blackstar. RIP Bowie you stellar man. I've all the respect for you for staying an artist until the end.

Surprised to read this. He just released a great album too. R.I.P

YIKES wow! Just after his new album too So sad to hear this

RIP

but in a totally weird but awesomely Bowie way his birthday was only 2 days ago and that when his final album also dropped. it was like he knew his death was coming to the day.

this is like some kind of sick joke
rip

RIP to a true motherfuckin icon.

people gotta stop dying

RIP hard

may he rest in peace

I've been crying all morning since I woke up

RIP

Honestly I got on fb and saw an article and thought it was some kind of dumb joke
Then I saw more and more articles... and broke down

Woke up, got it all out of my system and listened to Blackstar. We were all so happy to have him back we couldn't see he was saying goodbye.

I'm so grateful to have gotten into Bowies discography a few months ago... It has had such an impact during a difficult time in my life

RIP Thin White Duke

jf i did not see this coming...

new album rules hard. RIP

Hail to the duke.
Rip hard.

Rest in peace, sir. After loving a few select songs of yours for several years ("Space Oddity," "Changes," "Heroes," "Under Pressure," "Space Oddity," etc.) I'm commemorating you by finally digging through your back catalog.

Thanks for it all David, rip now.

"Wait what the fuck"
Correct reaction. I'm not knowledgeable on his work but this is definitely not the best start for the year.

Yeah unlike Lemmy and Weiland i absolutely didn't see this coming. At least he was able to put out another epic album before he left us.

R.I.P. hard, a huge loss for music and totally unexpected. First Lemmy and now Bowie :/.

Happy New Year everybody.

R.I.P

RIP David Bowie

From one of your big fans

Damn, Blackstar just came out too, RIP

RIP David Bowie

Not sure I can add much that hasn't been said already but it would be remiss of me to stay silent.
Lost a true hero today, and just his influence alone on me and countless millions others will have broken hearts across the globe.
Pretty shaken up, but Blackstar is the last act of a true poet and showman, living in silence with such a crippling secret.

Son of a bitch is this even real

It doesn't feel real at all

Fuckin a. This is shit

He had reached immortality long ago. Good-bye to a great poet and musician.

Well RIP hard as fuck to a good man and musical genius. Don't even know what else can be said

damn I'm gonna miss him. Even my friends who don't know anything about rock were shocked that he died so suddenly. He truly was a genius
RIP

Jesus. He's just one of those people that you sorta expect to live forever. RIP.

RIP

Still can't believe this. Enormous legend. RIP

"Where the fuck did Monday go?" -Girl Loves Me off Blackstar.

Today is Monday... Man. the chills.

One of the hardest artist death's I've ever experienced. A hero of mine has passed and it feels so untimely, I imagined he had so much more.

Damn, never really knew that much of Bowie's music, but wow this was very sudden and sad. RIP :/

started digging motorhead stuff in early december, lemmy dies, started digging bowies discog 2 days ago, he dies

what in the actual fuck even, rip

Start digging Kanye...?

that wouldnt be worth it tbh.. just hope my recent digging of tony levins stuff isnt a sign of things to come, would be fucking sad

Everyone at school was talking about Bowie it threw me off a bit because I had no idea so many people were fans of his. Kinda says something about him and his art that a bunch of 17 year olds love the music and the man despite the generation gap. Loved the music, absolute favourite artist of all time and I never thought he'd go so suddenly man. Blackstar makes so much sense now it's eerie.

Fuck, it's not hyperbole to say that DB and his music changed my life and I don't think anyone will ever come close to his genius.

The stars will look quite different from now on... R.I.P.

RIP. Great artist.

RIP

Isn't he supposed to be immortal tho? jeez.

Today sucks.

RIP.

one of the best went away
he was a phenomenal artist
lived a 1000 lives
a visionary till the very end

will be missed
i'll never forget first time i watched ziggy stardust the motion picture

"There's a starman waiting in the sky. He'd like to come and meet us but he thinks he'll blow our mind."
listening to this as i read this news.

rest in peace

My boss told me about this while I was at work, knowing I'm a huge fan of Bowie. I REALLY didn't want to believe him, but damn, if I didn't shed a few tears on my way home as I listened to The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust. Very few musician deaths have actually made me cry, but this was definitely the one that's hit me hardest.

3 days after an album release... death is such a bitch. RIP to a true legend

pretty sure he released the new album knowin he was on the way out^

yeah it's all but confirmed he had that in mind

As soon as I heard about this on the radio today, I literally screamed "WHAT THE FUCK!?" at the top of my lungs. I didn't even realize he had cancer, and it's even crazier how this happened only two days after his birthday and Blackstar's release. Of all the musicians that seem to drop like flies lately, this one definitely the one that hurts me the most. Bowie was one of my all-time favorite musicans, and one the most creative and eclectic there ever was. Suffice to say I had a good cry listening to Heroes and Under Pressure earlier.

R.I.P. so hard.

It's horrible to learn that yet another excellent musician has passed on. And releasing one more album just two days before his death, David Bowie was a true artist in the absolute sense of the term. RIP.

You know the kids are emotional when the word 'fuck' is in a good portion of the comments. Let the emotions boil.

Also anyone putting Scott Weiland in the same sentence as David Bowie should stop listening to music all together.

agreed who has emotions at a time like this? the fuck guys

Scott Weiland, Lemmy, now this shit right here. Most of my favourite acts wouldn't even have careers if it wasn't for Bowie. Some of my favourite albums of the 70's that didn't come from Pink Floyd or Led Zeppelin came from his back catalog. The guy's a true legend. And the fact that Blackstar's framed around that album being his swan song (as in, he saw it coming), as well as the fact it's as awesome as it is... Good luck on the other side, David. We miss you, mate. RIP

And Fozzie, please don't hit me for bringing up Scott, alright? I ain't saying he was anywhere close to Lemmy or Bowie's levels, cause he wasn't.

2016 already off to a shit start
R.I.P. a great artist and visionary who I believe still had so much to offer the world

Martin Gore (Depeche Mode):

"David Bowie - Where does one start? Is it too obvious to state that he was the most influential artist for people of our generation and younger? Ziggy Stardust was the first album I owned and his ability to innovate meant that I was waiting patiently for the release of Blackstar just a few days ago.

I have heard Bowie blasting from Mr. Gahan’s dressing room way too many times to begin to count. Heroes was the first song that we ever played as the original Depeche Mode. We were all much more than casual fans.

He is the only artist who compelled us to rush to a record store on day one of a release back in the days of vinyl and beyond. His music is what grabbed us but he was so much more than just a musician.

To follow Bowie, to be one of his fans, was to be led on a magical, winding journey. He constantly pushed boundaries and introduced us to styles and genres we were unaware of or didn’t exist before he invented them.

He was a star - the star of stars. For us, he was the greatest legend. A legend who never rested on his laurels but continued to experiment up until his death.

We, along with the rest of the world, mourn the loss of our greatest talent. This will be a hard one to recover from."

"Also anyone putting Scott Weiland in the same sentence as David Bowie should stop listening to music all together."

Well you just did that, so you know what to do

"Also anyone putting Scott Weiland in the same sentence as David Bowie should stop listening to music all together"

The only comparison that people are making is because they died around the same time along with Lemmy. it has nothing to do with the music.

Well, Weiland's biggest influence was clearly Bowie so...?

'First Kiss on Mars', 'Barbarella', 'Pruno', 'Where's the Man' - a lot of Bowie influenced stuff

Late to the party with this, but farewell to a true legend.

RIP

"Also anyone putting Scott Weiland in the same sentence as David Bowie should stop listening to music all together."

wow what a retard good job

david bowie dies can we not do this rn

^^ this

that blackstar video is perfect

My newest son show me right now the personal homage to Bowie of the keyboardist of Dream Theater, Jordan Rudess. His homage was made with Space Oddity. It's very beautiful and touching to listen to the music only played in the classical piano. I'm going to put here the link of it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-7Gso3kkrg

Enjoy it.

Only now I can put here my testimony. I'm without words. It was really a shock to me. We will never forget you. RIP Bowie.
Thanks e210013 for your post about the link of Rudess. You're right. This is a beautiful tribute to the great star. Thanks Rudess.

RIP. awesome artist. i first saw him in labryinth. i saw his musical stuff later and hes truly awesome. rest in peace.

First comment states: That came out of nowhere wtf. First Lemmy, now Bowie, and I doubt this will be the last of it. RIP hard.

RIP to Prince now, fuck

That came out of nowhere wtf. First Lemmy, now Bowie, and I doubt this will be the last of it. RIP hard

you don't know how right you were

His producer says that down the years Bowie had loads of material he didn't want to release, and now he and the record companies are talking to release it all.

The desecration of Bowie's legacy for commercial gain is upon us. We all know that it's just milking him for all he's worth (which is much more now he's dead, to the delight of the record companies) but people will still lap it up.

holy shit RIP i can't believe it. fuck cancer

wait bowie died? guess that explains all the 5s.

PIR.

r i p

smh

damn wtf i cant believe he's dead......

at least we got a brand new album to listen to, sweet

Nah yo.

Crazy how next month it'll be six years since he passed... feels like it was just yesterday :[

Fake news. Won't read.

He is still alive, like Elvis, or that's what I like to believe... F genius this man was.