The Guardian David Bowie obituary verified_publisherThe GuardianUntil the last, David Bowie, who has died of cancer, was still capable of springing surprises. His latest album, Blackstar, appeared on his 69th birthday on 8 January, and showed that his gift for making...
The Guardian Helen Green's reinventions of David Bowie – in pictures verified_publisherThe Guardian - Kathryn BromwichA lifelong fan of David Bowie, illustrator Helen Green has captured the star’s many reinventions with 29 mini-portraits. The images, which span 50 years from 1964, were put together for Bowie’s 68th birthday...
The Guardian Bowie was to the 70s what the Beatles were to the 60s verified_publisherThe Guardian - Dorian LynskeyIf the Beatles captured a 60s of optimism and love, Bowie was the signature artist of the 70s – distilling paranoia and confusion into pop both euphoric and terrifying David Bowie had no feel for the No...
The Guardian Bowie in America: how the US got under the singer's skin, and vice versa verified_publisherThe Guardian“By the time I got to New York/I was living like a king,” sings David Bowie on Lazarus, his final single and also the title of the theatre work he co-wrote, which opened just last month. Though the creative...
The Guardian How the newspapers reacted to David Bowie's death – in pictures verified_publisherThe Guardian - Guardian Staff The musician’s death dominated the front pages on Tuesday. Here is how it was reported
The Guardian Nile Rodgers: 'The first time I listened to David Bowie I was naked on a Miami beach' verified_publisherThe GuardianI remember the first time I ever heard David Bowie’s music because I was naked! Big time! It was in the most romantic, amazing, hippy situation you can think of – I was playing in a club in Miami Beach...
The Guardian Exit Bowie, discreetly: 'He thought it honourable to become invisible' verified_publisherThe GuardianDavid Bowie sought modesty in death, an acquaintance of the singer said on Monday, and thought it honourable after a lifetime in the spotlight to slip away and to become invisible. That in effect is what...
The Guardian 'We thought he'd go on for ever': Bowie fans gather worldwide to pay tribute verified_publisherThe Guardian - Josie Le Blond in Berlin, Edward Helmore in New York and Hannah Ellis-Petersen and Jon Henley in LondonFrom Brixton to Beckenham, Berlin and New York, mountains of flowers and notes show how singer touched millions of lives From Brixton, where he was born, to Beckenham, where he came of age; from Berlin,...
The Guardian To suburban British-Asian kids like me, David Bowie was an unexpected hero verified_publisherThe Guardian - Samira AhmedBack in 1970s Britain, Bowie’s imperviousness to ridicule and determination to better himself was thrilling. Even my mum liked him “It is a sign of our times that a man with a painted face and carefully...
The Guardian My favourite Bowie song – by Florence, Marianne Faithfull, Julien Temple, Noel Fielding and more verified_publisherThe Guardian - Guardian music We asked musicians, artists, film-makers and more to tell us about the Bowie song that means the most to them …
The GuardianDavid Bowie David Bowie dies of cancer at 69: 'He gave us magic for a lifetime' verified_publisherThe GuardianDavid Bowie, the iconic rock star whose career spanned more than half a century and whose influence transcended music, fashion and sexuality, has died aged 69. The singer’s death was confirmed in a Facebook...
