Wednesday, January 13, 2016. In recent days we celebrated the 69th anniversary of the most impressive singer of the last five decades, David Bowie. According to a statement on its pages of “Facebook» Y «Twitter”, They commented that after having battled for 18 months against cancer; the artist died on January 10, 2016. The news went viral on social networks, on the morning of Monday, January 11.
Bowie represented the musical culture of recent times. His Ziggy Stardust character was the epitome of the influence on other well-rounded artists of later times.
Since 1970, Bowie explained that Stardust was an alien who brought happiness to this world; his songStarman” Translated as «The Man of the Stars». This well-studied character influences to this day the fashion and style of modern artists, for example, the british magazine NME expressed that: «Bowie is the man who invented the slander in Brett Anderson, the theatrics in BjÖrk, the staging in Morrissey, and made Ian Curtis want to be in a band.»
Bowie not only represented the world of music, he had already invented everything we have known as irreverent and different. Marilyn Manson commented that he would be nothing without the strong presence of Bowie, the same artists “pop” like Madonna, Rihanna and Lady Gaga; they are heavily influenced by himself and it’s all because of Ziggy Stardust.
Bowie’s music only depends on the artist’s vocal strength and some arrangement that accompanies his powerful lyrics, which decade after decade showed a different nuance in their messages; Thus, the questions little by little became celebrations of life, and the questioning changed into sobering ideas. This diversity liked and continues.
His compositions are part of the legacy that belongs to us. Many artists have paid tribute to it over time, for example the most famous version we know of is from the band’s unplugged session «Nirvana»; in which Kurt Cobain, with his torn voice, makes the theme his own “The man who sold the world”. Below is the topic of the channel “Youtube» from the band.
“Space Oditty”, the theme that made Bowie fresh and original; being his wordsGround control to Major Tom”, They have been the most popular of his career. The theme ranges from the simple to the grandiose, leaving us wanting to know more about this icon. This has been the one selected by the faithful fanatic to fire the artist. From the YouTube channel the most famous theme of it:
An artist who proposes something different and identifies with the masses, becomes attractive until the end of time. Bowie will continue to be the star man we have loved so much, only he physically became fleeting. Saying goodbye leads us to this famous quote from his life: «I don’t know where I’m going to go, but I promise it won’t be boring.» Forever David Bowie!