Late Sunday night, the news of David Bowie's sudden passing spread across the internet in fragments before an official statement and a tweet from the late singer's son confirmed the tragic news. Almost immediately, artists took to social media to express their profound loss and offer touching tributes about the life of a legend who just released his new, Kendrick Lamar-influenced album, Blackstar, last week.
Artists of every age and every genre explained how the legendary artist impacted their music and life. The collection of social media posts offer a tiny glimpse into the monumental scope and eternal cultural impact of David Bowie and his five decades worth of art. Read a collection of tributes from Madonna, Kanye West, Sia, Pharrell, and more about the larger than life musical icon.
Late Sunday night, the news of David Bowie's sudden passing spread across the internet in fragments before an official statement and a tweet from the late singer's son confirmed the tragic news. Almost immediately, artists took to social media to express their profound loss and offer touching tributes about the life of a legend who just released his new, Kendrick Lamar-influenced album, Blackstar, last week.
Artists of every age and every genre explained how the legendary artist impacted their music and life. The collection of social media posts offer a tiny glimpse into the monumental scope and eternal cultural impact of David Bowie and his five decades worth of art. Read a collection of tributes from Madonna, Kanye West, Sia, Pharrell, and more about the larger than life musical icon.
Kanye West
Madonna
Cher
Annie Lennox
Pharrell
Gene Simmons
Paul McCartney
Billy Idol
Sia
Sam Smith
Iggy Pop
The Weeknd
Nile Rodgers
Foo Fighters
Q-Tip
Mac Miller
Josh Groban
Lupe Fiasco
Skepta
M.I.A.
Kendrick Lamar
Mick Jagger
We had so many good times together. He was my friend, I will never forget him. 2/2 pic.twitter.com/9xfPj88x8b
— Mick Jagger (@MickJagger) January 11, 2016
MC Hammer
Ringo Starr
The Rolling Stones
As well as being a wonderful and kind man, he was an extraordinary artist, and a true original. 2/2 #DavidBowie
— The Rolling Stones (@RollingStones) January 11, 2016
El-P
Sir Mix-a-Lot
Brian Eno
"David's death came as a complete surprise, as did nearly everything else about him. I feel a huge gap now.
"We knew each other for over 40 years, in a friendship that was always tinged by echoes of Pete and Dud. Over the last few years - with him living in New York and me in London - our connection was by email. We signed off with invented names: some of his were mr showbiz, milton keynes, rhoda borrocks and the duke of ear.
"About a year ago we started talking about Outside - the last album we worked on together. We both liked that album a lot and felt that it had fallen through the cracks. We talked about revisiting it, taking it somewhere new. I was looking forward to that.
"I received an email from him seven days ago. It was as funny as always, and as surreal, looping through word games and allusions and all the usual stuff we did. It ended with this sentence: 'Thank you for our good times, brian. they will never rot'. And it was signed 'Dawn'.
"I realise now he was saying goodbye."
[via BBC]