Artiesten brengen eerbetoon aan David Bowie
Vanochtend werd bekend dat icoon David Bowie op 69 jarige leeftijd is overleden. Verschillende artiesten, producenten en vrienden van de zanger lieten massaal weten dat het verlies groot is.
Waar de meesten via Twitter en andere sociale media hun rouw betuigden heeft Marilyn Manson een open brief geschreven over hoe Bowie zijn leven voor goed veranderde (via Rolling Stone):
“My first introduction to David Bowie was watching “Ashes to Ashes” on MTV. I was confused and captivated.
But it wasn’t until my first real stay in Los Angeles, around 1997, that someone told me to take a moment to listen to something other than Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane and Hunky Dory. So I went for a dizzying car ride through the Hollywood Hills and listened to “Diamond Dogs.”
All of my nostalgia, instantly turned to awe. I was hearing him sing about fiction as a mask to show his naked soul. This changed my life forever.
Every song of his was a way for me to communicate to others. It was a sedative. An arousal. A love letter I could never have written.
It has become and remains a soundtrack to a movie he painted with his voice and guitar.
He sang, “Hope, it’s a cheap thing.”
I don’t need hope to know that he has found his way to the place that equals his untouchable, chameleon-genius beauty. The black star in space, that only HE belongs.
This crushing moment of fear and loss can only be treated the way his music has affected everyone who was fortunate enough to hear and love it.
Let’s NEVER let go of what he gave us.
Marilyn Manson”
Daarnaast hebben niet alleen mensen uit de muziekindustrie Bowie herdacht. Ook de Duitse politie heeft een bericht aan de overleden zanger de wereld in geholpen waarin de zanger bedankt wordt voor het helpen bij het neerhalen van de Berlijnse Muur. De Duitse hoofdstad was het decor voor het opnemen van de albums Low, “Heroes” en Lodger tussen 1977 en 1979. Vooral de titeltrack van “Heroes” wordt door sommigen geassocieerd met de hereniging van Duitsland.
Good-bye, David Bowie. You are now among #Heroes. Thank you for helping to bring down the #wall.
https://t.co/soaOUWiyVl #RIPDavidBowie
— GermanForeignOffice (@GermanyDiplo) 11 januari 2016
Ook de producent Toni Visconti heeft van zich laten horen. Hij zat al bij David Bowie achter de knoppen tijdens de opnames in Berlijn, maar heeft ook het meest recente album Blackstar geproduceerd. Zo noemt Visconti het album een afscheidscadeau:
“He always did what he wanted to do. And he wanted to do it his way and he wanted to do it the best way. His death was no different from his life – a work of Art. He made ‘Blackstar’ for us, his parting gift. I knew for a year this was the way it would be. I wasn’t, however, prepared for it. He was an extraordinary man, full of love and life. He will always be with us. For now, it is appropriate to cry.”
Bekijk hieronder een verzameling reacties van muzikanten, waaronder Gerard Way, Enter Shikari’s drummer Rob Rolfe en een van Bowie’s beste vrienden, Iggy Pop.
"Very sad news to wake up to on this raining morning. David was a great star and I treasure the moments we had together….
Posted by Paul McCartney on Monday, January 11, 2016
Thank you for the music David Bowie.
— Krist Novoselić (@KristNovoselic) 11 januari 2016
David Bowie: The cleverest and most interestingly brilliant man of our time. What a vacuum he leaves, and how he will be missed. Roger
— Queen Official (@QueenWillRock) 11 januari 2016
The King is dead. There are no words to describe how sad we are to hear about the passing of David Bowie. https://t.co/Lw7KgOfPVB
— Billy Talent (@billytalentband) 11 januari 2016
What a honor, what a soul. David Bowie, Spirit of Gold. RIP.
— Kendrick Lamar (@kendricklamar) 11 januari 2016
MESSAGE FROM IGGY:
"David’s friendship was the light of my life. I never met such a brilliant person. He was the best there is.
- Iggy Pop"
— Iggy Pop (@IggyPop) 11 januari 2016
I love you forever David Bowie.
— Gerard Way (@gerardway) 11 januari 2016
Always loved this Bowie cover by the incredible @AFI #RIPDavidBowie. https://t.co/O1Fo1UtR32 via youtube
— Rise Against (@riseagainst) 11 januari 2016
Saddened to hear about David Bowie, he will forever inspire.
— The WOMBATS (@thewombats) 11 januari 2016
RIP David Bowie. A tremendous loss for the world
— Lord Rolfe (@enterrob) 11 januari 2016
can't believe it. we will forever be inspired by/love u, bowie 💙 pic.twitter.com/oXMq6HuhWY
— HAIM (@HAIMtheband) 11 januari 2016