Tributes are pouring in:
"David’s friendship was the light of my life. I never met such a brilliant person. He was the best there is". - Iggy Pop
You were the single flame in the center of it all. Thank you David
X chrissie hynde
Whenever I hear his music, I’m a teenager again, taking my first taste of something ungendered, transgressive. At a crucial moment in my adolescence, David Bowie showed me that masculinity wasn't the only way to attract girls and, for that, I thank him.
- Billy Bragg
We are all
David Bowie's children. He inspired us and changed our lives. Love, gratitude and respect always for him and his work. Our truest condolences and sympathy to his family. Neil and Chris x (Pet Shop Boys)
"John and David respected each other," Ono wrote. "They were well matched in intellect and talent. As John and I had very few friends, we felt David was as close as family." - Yoko Ono
"David Bowie was one of the greatest artists of all time. I feel privileged that I ever got to know him. He gave Devo his blessing. He remained true to his art until the end like I wanted so badly for us to do." - Gerald V. Casale/DEVO
Thanks for a lifetime of amazing music. RIP David Bowie.
Sincerely,
Patterson Hood and The DBTs
Love you, David Bowie. Rest in peace. - Robert Pollard
"Hero" - Deborah Harry
Inspiring us from our earliest days - our name 'Simple Minds' was taken from a Bowie lyric - he continues to inspires us today, as we work on our 18th album. - Jim Kerr
He was a fearsome talent, and the loss to Music and Culture from his passing is inestimable. In and out of our lives, always challenging and innovative, and … shocking. But this news is hard to take in. I had no idea he was close to death. Would like to have said something …Very sad. Sincere condolences to his family. But what a life. All hail, David Bowie, Star Man, Hero. RIP. - Brian May
No other artist has meant as much to me personally or inspired my own songs as much. What a spirit. What an inspiration. What a shining example of the beauty that humanity can create. Bless him. -BD (Spoon)
"He was an artist of the twentieth and twenty-first century, and probably introduced more concepts, styles and subversive thinking to the popular consciousness than anyone else." - Ian Smith