David Bowie dies of cancer at 69

[tater1977]

David Bowie dies of cancer at 69

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David Bowie dies of cancer at 69

His son, film director Duncan Jones, confirmed the news and a statement was issued on his social media accounts.

"David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18-month battle with cancer," it said.

"While many of you will share in this loss, we ask that you respect the family's privacy during their time of grief."

[JRNYMAN]

Wow, totally did not see that coming. I did think he looked pretty rough in the last video he shot but didn't know he was sick.
RIP Ziggy!

[Jubilee]

Wow. The Thin White Duke can't get NO love around here? I can't say I was the biggest Bowie fan in the world, but for some reason David Bowie's passing really struck me.

RIP Thin White Duke

[verslibre]

Looks like Blackstar is going to be No. 1 on Billboard. I like what I've heard and I'll probably be picking up a copy, since I don't do downloads.

FWIW, one of my fave Bowie tunes is "Putting Out Fire" from the Cat People soundtrack.

[slucero]

Been listening to Bowie all week..

[SusieP]

Such a shock.
He did stay private though, so how were we to see this coming?

I don't like the Blackstar album, but he put out enough great stuff in the past.
I played Heroes over and over back in the day.

Found him strangely fascinating to look at.
Very interesting face.

Too young to go.