R.I.P. David Bowie There are countless things I’ve long wished to write about David Bowie; an icon, a chameleon, a god among mortals in platform boots.
I’ve been spinning his records since the 70s, back when he first sent Major Tom off into the void, and let me tell you, it’s hard to imagine a world without him.
Yet when the time finally came, I still amazed by the way he kept his secret.
8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016
David Bowie died of cancer
A truth he kept hidden from the world with the same mastery he once used to obscure the line between character and creator. There were no grand announcements, no farewell tours, no media circuses. Just art.
Even as he was dying, he released an album and music videos as if nothing at all was amiss, as if death itself were merely another costume to try on. Only those closest to him knew the truth. The rest of us watched in awe, oblivious, as he slipped quietly into the stars.
He was a whole new universe. David, or Ziggy, or whatever he chose to be that day, taught us that it was okay to be different, to be a little weird, to be a lot fabulous. He was a chameleon, always changing, always pushing boundaries, and he took us right along with him. One minute he was a glam rock alien, the next he was the Thin White Duke, always reinventing, always surprising. He didn’t just sing songs; he crafted entire worlds for us to explore.
More Than Just Music
But it wasn’t just the music, was it? It was the feeling he gave us. The feeling that it was alright to question things, to explore our own identities, to find beauty in the unconventional. He showed us that art could be fluid, that gender could be a performance, that life itself was a stage.
He was a true artist, right down to his bones, and he inspired countless others to pick up an instrument, to paint a picture, to write a poem.
David Bowie was a true original, a one-of-a-kind. He danced to the beat of his own drum, and he invited us all to join the parade. He made us feel like we weren’t alone in our quirks and our dreams. He’s up there now, I reckon, probably putting on the most spectacular show the cosmos has ever seen. And though we’ll miss him dearly, his music, his spirit, and the way he made us feel will live on forever.
So, R.I.P. David Bowie raise a glass to David Bowie, the man who fell to Earth and changed our world for the better.