David Bowie RIP

I heard it was about Bowie's people paying him the union wage or something, which was way below his value, when he was definitely a viable headliner.

I would say that SRV was better off leaving, except for the whole helicopter crash.

 

It's hard to expect such a nuanced view of a person from the public at large..
Typical people have one image in their head of a celebrity, and that's what sticks. Add in Labyrinth (the only way most people in my generation know Bowie at all) and that's the sum of Bowie to them. Weird, tights-wearing guy with package sticking out in the kids' movie.

Most people at my age (30) probably couldn't even name one of his songs. I'm sure that will be changing, though. Nobody appreciates anything until the artist is dead.

Remember when people were calling Amy Winehouse a legend? If they prop her drugged up @## as a legend, Bowie's music should be worshipped, nowadays.

 

yeah. could be a legacy vs. life thing. He very well may still be alive, but not the legend he is (among guitarists at least) if he stayed with Bowie

 

This was sad to hear. Like others, I had no idea that he had cancer, or that he was 69 (always looked like a kid). Time does fly I guess.

To be honest, I was never a big Bowie fan, having grown up in his "pop" phase during the '80s. I probably should have done a bit more exploring into his "non-pop" music, but did not at the time. I may dig into that a bit based on what I am reading here.

 

I thought he looked old-ish in Zoolander (2001) 15 years prior to his death. Looked about normal for his age, I think.

 

got a greatest hits CD somewhere