I remember going to get my phone which was charging and seeing the notification, so and so tweeted with #RIPDAVIDBOWIE, plus one of my best friends messaging me it. My whole stomach literally dropped. I was absolutely devastated. I had to see if this was true, I went on twitter seeing everyone posting about it. We truly just lost an amazing music legend to a horrible disease.
The first time I saw David Bowie or even heard of him was in Labyrinth, and to be honest it became on of my favourite movies after it. Yes it was a bit scary at first with those little goblin things but the music was so energizing and well written. Plus you cannot forget Bowie's bulge.
I actually only gotten into his music probably at the start of 2015, maybe at the end of 2014. I had always heard it and loved it, but I really listened to his music later.
Only in September, myself and one of my uni friends went to the David Bowie Is Exhibition at ACMI in Melbourne. It was amazing seeing how David Robert Jones became David Bowie and Ziggy Stardust. From his musical journey to his outfits and style but through it all he wrote amazing lyrics and brilliant hits that anyone and everyone loved and knew. When we went, we were probably the only young ones there but it was amazing to see how many people actually loved David Bowie and what he did. I ended up loving him more and more and saw him as such a memorable singer that has become a legend in my book.
I only found out that my Mum's first album, well record as she is old, hopefully she doesn't find this and read that bit, anyway, her first album was actually a David Bowie album. It is amazing to see even with the age difference between my mum and I, we still had a good taste in music and see how one man can bring different ages, gender, religion, cultural background together through his music.
I also remember being in shop one day and David Bowie was playing. I was looking at clothes and one of the shop assistants was organising everything around and I said, "at least you have good music to keep you going," and she went, "yes of course, nothing can beat Bowie." She was only young too but it was amazing to see anyone will love his music.
At 69 and passing away of cancer is a horrible way to go. I have been through that pain of seeing someone die slowly everyday and it is so painful as all you want is them to be in peace and not in pain but not to leave you as you will miss them too much. I feel his final goodbye was definitely his album, 'Blackstar' which now looking at it after his death can totally make sense. But he leave an amazing final touch on Earth, the final David Bowie masterpiece, the final touch of magic from him.
The music industry won't be the same, as he has influenced so many singers, songwriters, actors, creative people around the world. He's story and music will live on as I will definitely be getting my children to listen to him. Even if I have to force them with headphones blaring or his music on full blast around the house. Just to have someone be touched or encounter his music will allow it to live on longer.
We have lost a legend who will remain a legend.
Rest in Peace David Bowie. 1947-2016
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