The David Bowie Memorial Thread

Pet_Sounds · 01-12-2016, 03:52 AM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

I don't know if it's the lighting, drugs, or that's just the way his eyes look, but one of the pupils is bigger than the other and he looks crazy as hell.

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Originally Posted by grindy

One of his pupils was paralyzed during a fight when he was a teenager.
It's actually very well known and has been one of his trademarks.
A lot of people falsely assume that he had differently coloured eyes though.

The best part is the guy who punched him went on to design the album covers for Hunky Dory and Ziggy Stardust.

Still not used to seeing Bowie in the past tense. Damn.

grindy · 01-12-2016, 03:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Pet_Sounds

The best part is the guy who punched him went on to design the album covers for Hunky Dory and Ziggy Stardust.

Still not used to seeing Bowie in the past tense. Damn.

I had to edit my post to gradually insert the past tense. Felt weird.

Black Francis · 01-12-2016, 07:21 AM

Im with you guys, it feels strange speaking of him in a past tense, he was one of those ppl i never envisioned dying.

the first album ive ever heard from him was a best of album. There was this hipster couple that lived in my condo that had a huge cd collection and they lent me the album and god was it awesome. right until that point my only reference to bowie was 'let's dance' so i thought he was just a cheesy 80's artist but boy was i wrong.

The Identity Matrix · 01-12-2016, 08:12 PM

I tried listening to some other band but I just ended up going back to the Ziggy Stardust record. I cannot get over it.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 01-12-2016, 08:19 PM

It will be interesting in the coming weeks and months when more information comes out and we know more about his last days, how the album was made and the like. I think I saw Tony Visconti say there are some more songs as well.

Stephen · 01-12-2016, 08:27 PM

My wife gave me tickets to the Bowie Is exhibition for my birthday last year and we took my 9 year old son and 11 year old daughter. My son by the end wanted to know if Bowie was mentally ill lol. I tried explaining that art is meant to challenge our perceptions.

William_the_Bloody · 01-12-2016, 08:58 PM

R.I.P. Bowie, I look forward to hearing the final album

Chula Vista · 01-12-2016, 09:59 PM

Great article and knowing Bowie it's 100% accurate.

He didn't even tell Eno?

https://thecauldron.si.com/david-bow...8f7#.hrczcqaf7

Pet_Sounds · 01-12-2016, 10:01 PM

Just thought I'd share the story of my new profile pic with you.

I showed "Changes" to my super-talented best friend way back in… I don't know, April 2015 I guess. She's an amazing artist and gave that drawing to me for my birthday last year. She wasn't even into music at the time (still isn't really), but within a few months she had become a hardcore Bowie fan. I was texting her the evening before he died, and she said something to the effect that she'd love it if he revived Ziggy Stardust for a performance. I said I doubted he'd ever do it, especially not without Mick Ronson. Then we got talking about Mick and Marc Bolan and a bunch of glam rock RIP stuff. A few hours later, we were both sobbing about Bowie himself. Weird.

I think it's a testament to his music that someone who couldn't even name a Beatles song at the time could become hooked.

grindy · 01-12-2016, 11:12 PM

I really got into Bowie through an ex-GF of mine.
Our tastes are very different, but she mentioned she liked Bowie a few years ago. I knew some of his stuff but wasn't a real fan. I was surprised she liked him, gave Heroes another spin and ended up hooked.
I've been reccing her Blackstar since before Bowie's death. She was sceptical, saying that she usually dislikes new stuff. She also hardly listens to albums, instead preferring to listen to individual songs.
We ended up listening to Blackstar (and possibly crying) simultaneously, exchanging thoughts online, on the day his death became known. It was the first time she heard it.
She was moved by it at least as much as me, telling me that it was probably the best album she heard and the most profound listening experience she ever had. She kept asking, how someone does that. Knowing death is imminent, enduring it, making something like that. What can you say?

01-12-2016, 07:21 AM	#63 (permalink)
Black Francis Out of Place Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: in an abstract house Posts: 4,111	Im with you guys, it feels strange speaking of him in a past tense, he was one of those ppl i never envisioned dying. the first album ive ever heard from him was a best of album. There was this hipster couple that lived in my condo that had a huge cd collection and they lent me the album and god was it awesome. right until that point my only reference to bowie was 'let's dance' so i thought he was just a cheesy 80's artist but boy was i wrong. __________________ "Hey Kids you got to meet the MIGHTY PIXIES!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbRbCtIgW3A

01-12-2016, 09:59 PM	#68 (permalink)
Chula Vista Toasted Poster Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SoCal by way of Boston Posts: 11,332	Great article and knowing Bowie it's 100% accurate. He didn't even tell Eno? https://thecauldron.si.com/david-bow...8f7#.hrczcqaf7 __________________ “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

01-12-2016, 10:01 PM	#69 (permalink)
Pet_Sounds Remember the underscore Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: The other side Posts: 2,489	Just thought I'd share the story of my new profile pic with you. I showed "Changes" to my super-talented best friend way back in… I don't know, April 2015 I guess. She's an amazing artist and gave that drawing to me for my birthday last year. She wasn't even into music at the time (still isn't really), but within a few months she had become a hardcore Bowie fan. I was texting her the evening before he died, and she said something to the effect that she'd love it if he revived Ziggy Stardust for a performance. I said I doubted he'd ever do it, especially not without Mick Ronson. Then we got talking about Mick and Marc Bolan and a bunch of glam rock RIP stuff. A few hours later, we were both sobbing about Bowie himself. Weird. I think it's a testament to his music that someone who couldn't even name a Beatles song at the time could become hooked. __________________ Everybody's dying just to get the disease

01-12-2016, 11:12 PM	#70 (permalink)
grindy . Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: . Posts: 7,201	I really got into Bowie through an ex-GF of mine. Our tastes are very different, but she mentioned she liked Bowie a few years ago. I knew some of his stuff but wasn't a real fan. I was surprised she liked him, gave Heroes another spin and ended up hooked. I've been reccing her Blackstar since before Bowie's death. She was sceptical, saying that she usually dislikes new stuff. She also hardly listens to albums, instead preferring to listen to individual songs. We ended up listening to Blackstar (and possibly crying) simultaneously, exchanging thoughts online, on the day his death became known. It was the first time she heard it. She was moved by it at least as much as me, telling me that it was probably the best album she heard and the most profound listening experience she ever had. She kept asking, how someone does that. Knowing death is imminent, enduring it, making something like that. What can you say? __________________ *A smell of petroleum prevails throughout.* Last edited by grindy; 01-13-2016 at 12:04 AM.

01-12-2016, 08:19 PM	#65 (permalink)
~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	It will be interesting in the coming weeks and months when more information comes out and we know more about his last days, how the album was made and the like. I think I saw Tony Visconti say there are some more songs as well.

01-12-2016, 08:27 PM	#66 (permalink)
Stephen I sleep in your hat Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Melbourne, Vic. Aus. Posts: 1,846	My wife gave me tickets to the Bowie Is exhibition for my birthday last year and we took my 9 year old son and 11 year old daughter. My son by the end wanted to know if Bowie was mentally ill lol. I tried explaining that art is meant to challenge our perceptions.

01-12-2016, 08:58 PM	#67 (permalink)
William_the_Bloody Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Sunnydale Cemetary Posts: 2,093	R.I.P. Bowie, I look forward to hearing the final album