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Title: Legendary Singer David Bowie Dies at 69 Years-old
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Breitbart
URL Source: http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollyw ... id-bowie-dies-at-69-years-old/
Published: Jan 11, 2016
Author: Breitbart News
Post Date: 2016-01-11 08:34:16 by cranky
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Views: 3273
Comments: 26
From Mike Barnes writing at the Hollywood Reporter: David Bowie has died after a battle with cancer, his rep confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. He was 69. “David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18 month battle with cancer. While many of you will share in this loss, we ask that you respect the family’s privacy during their time of grief,” read a statement posted on the artist’s official social media accounts. The influential singer-songwriter and producer dabbled in glam rock, art rock, soul, hard rock, dance pop, punk and electronica during his eclectic 40-plus-year career. He just released his 25th album, Blackstar, Jan. 8, which was his birthday. Bowie’s artistic breakthrough came with 1972’s The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, an album that fostered the notion of rock star as space alien. Fusing British mod with Japanese kabuki styles and rock with theater, Bowie created the flamboyant, androgynous alter ego Ziggy Stardust.
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#1. To: cranky (#0)
I see Wiki offered a tidbit I didn't know.
I'm always amused when pop musicians sue each other. It was all supposed to be about peace, luv, caring, sharing on a communal basis -- remember? Confess Bowie's stuff has never done a thing for me.
I dunno, I suppose he had a half-dozen tunes over the decades. You can't say he ever compared to the Stones or some other big acts. In part, he just hung around forever, it seemed. His career reminded me of Warhol's.
IMHO -- famous for being famous. And decadent. And vulgarly mainstreaming pansexuality. Meanwhile, I appreciate your civil, reasonable work here, TooConservative.
That's just how we draw in the newbies here at LF, to put them off their guard. : )
#14. To: TooConservative (#13)
Footnote to my #12 -- partly because I've seen how many troglodytes there are here. First thing you get to inside the front door, LOL!
Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest In 1990, Queen and Bowie filed a lawsuit against American rapper Vanilla Ice for copying the bass line of "Under Pressure" with only minor modifications in his song "Ice Ice Baby".[228][229] The dispute was later resolved with an undisclosed out-of-court settlement.[228]
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#11. To: NeoconsNailedAgain (#10)
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#13. To: NeoconsNailedAgain (#12)
Meanwhile, I appreciate your civil, reasonable work here, TooConservative.
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