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Listen to KEXP's tribute to the Starman from Friday's Intergalactic Bowie Day on the streaming archive: www.kexp.org
Read Rolling Stone's 2012 profile David Bowie: How Ziggy Stardust Fell To Earth here: www.rollingstone.com
Brian May, guitarist of Queen, recounted to Mojo: "It was hard, because you had four very precocious boys and David, who was precocious enough for all of us. David took over the song lyrically. Looking back, it's a great song but it should have been mixed differently. Freddie and David had a fierce battle over that. It's a significant song because of David and its lyrical content."
Son Duncan Jones shared an intimate picture between his father and him on twitter to confirm the news: twitter.com
"...And these children that you spit on as they try to change their worlds are immune to your consultations. They're quite aware of what they're going through..."
David Bowie Dies at 69; He Transcended Music, Art and Fashion... via The New York Times: www.nytimes.com
Learn more about David Bowie's influential work in KEXP's documentary Pop Goes Electronic here on the blog: www.kexp.org
KEXP's review of David Bowie's last gift, Blackstar: blog.kexp.org
"Bowie existed so all of us misfits learned that an oddity was a precious thing. he changed the world forever," - Guillermo Del Toro. See how other artists remembered the Thin White Duke here: www.thefader.com
David Bowie's Most Profound Quotes which are introspective, self-deprecating, and influential, here: www.independent.co.uk
The story behind the peculiar pairing of Bowie and Crosby's "Little Drummer Boy" via The Washington Post: www.washingtonpost.com
Stream Intergalactic Bowie Day here: www.kexp.org
Performed during the Dissonance tour when NIN opened for David Bowie. This song would conclude Nine Inch Nails' set.
David Bowie's comment during the Earthling press release on "I'm Afraid of Americans": It's not as truly hostile about Americans as say "Born in the U.S.A.": it's merely sardonic. I was traveling in Java when [its] first McDonald's went up: it was like, "for fuck's sake." The invasion by any homogenised culture is so depressing, the erection of another Disney World in, say, Umbria, Italy, more so. It strangles the indigenous culture and narrows expression of life.
Written by David Bowie. The BBC remembers the legend: www.bbc.com
The Economist's review of Blackstar, with the knowledge it was Bowie's last album: www.economist.com
Time presents how the Internet reacted to his death, including the German Foreign Ministry thanking him for helping bring down the Berlin Wall: time.com
The Many Faces of Bowie gif goes viral: www.thejournal.ie
"He has a melodic sense that's just well above anyone else in rock & roll. Most people could not sing some of his melodies. He can really go for a high note. Take 'Satellite of Love,' on my Transformer album. There's a part at the very end where his voice goes all the way up. It's fabulous."
Rest in Peace, Starman... "I don't know how many times someone has come up to me and said, 'Hey, Lets dance!'. I hate dancing. God, it's stupid."
David Bowie: An Icon That Wrote Anthems For The Alienated: www.npr.org
David Bowie and John Lennon had a jam session at Electric Ladyland and created "Fame." On the lyrics of the song, Bowie said, "I'd had very upsetting management problems and a lot of that was built into the song. I've left that all that behind me, now... I think fame itself is not a rewarding thing. The most you can say is that it gets you a seat in restaurants."
Fresh Air interview with David Bowie: www.npr.org
Rough Trade Records will donate all Blackstar album sales to cancer research: www.thefader.com
Read KEXP's Saturday Afternoon Artist profile on David Bowie from 2010 here: blog.kexp.org
A band fronted by David Bowie that released two albums from the late '80's to early '90's. He credited the band with revitalizing his career.
A song Bowie wrote for his newborn son Zowie Bowie, now Duncan Jones.
BGR compiled a list to help beginning Bowie-lovers how to tackle his tremendous oeuvre, which includes "Sound and Vision": bgr.com
The title was inspired by the song "Hero" by Neu!, a band much loved by Bowie and Eno.
More on the carefully planned Finale of David Bowie's life... www.telegraph.co.uk
"Thank you for our good times, Brian. they will never rot’. And it was signed ‘Dawn’. I realize now he was saying goodbye...” Brian Eno Posts Heartfelt Tribute To David Bowie: diymag.com
More musicians and artists remember David Bowie: diymag.com
4 Odd Things David Bowie Taught Us About Space: www.mentalfloss.com
Bowie summarized "Life on Mars" as "A sensitive young girl's reaction to the media... I think she finds herself disappointed with reality... that although she's living in the doldrums of reality, she's being told that there's a far greater life somewhere, and she's bitterly disappointed that she doesn't have access to it."
Bowie originally offered "Suffragette City" to Mott the Hoople to keep them from breaking up, but they refused. As mentioned on air, they ended up recording "All the Yound Dudes" instead.
In case you missed Intergalactic Bowie Day, listen to the streaming archive here: www.kexp.org
The music video, which featured androgynous dancers from a mime troupe, was banned from Top of the Pops.
Rolling Stone talks with Blackstar collaborators to get the inside scoop on the creation of Bowie's swan song: www.rollingstone.com
Join Tractor Tavern for Bowie Night on February 6th: www.ticketweb.com
KEXP premiered David Bowie's Blackstar back in November: blog.kexp.org
In our hearts and ears forever, Major Tom! Astronaut paid tribute to David Bowie by recording Space Oddity... In space: www.independent.co.uk