David Bowie

[Ray B]

One of the greatest. R.I.P,

[GillD46]

Absolutely, a massive talent - and a massive shock. Sadly missed.

[Stephen]

He was never my cup of tea, but never the less a music icon.

R.I.P

[Mervyn and Trish]

Not my favourite artiste either but a huge influence on music and popular culture. The Mail may be regretting their expose from his ex wife this morning. Poor timing though of course they wouldn't have known that when when they pressed the "Print" button

[Onelife]

He always looked undernourished to me but was huge when it came to his influence on the music industry.

Will be missed for sure.

[gfwgfw]

Not a fan of DB, but obviously very popular worldwide

RIP Mr Bowie

[Stephen]

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[Gill W]

One of my school friends was a big David Bowie fan, and I spent many an hour at her house listening to her Bowie records.

For girls in their early teens in the early 70's, he was seen as very exotic, and we found him fascinating.

When I hear any of his earlier songs, it takes me back to happy days, so I'm very sorry to hear that he has died, and at a comparatively young age too

[Silver_Shiney]

Tragic for his family and doubtless a loss to music, but did we really need so much coverage on the TV news?

[Ginny-T]

Tragic for his family and doubtless a loss to music, but did we really need so much coverage on the TV news?

And quite so much of his music played?

What about those of us who weren't his greatest fans? Just got to my desk, put the radio on and guess what? Chris Evans is playing Bowie (he couldn't get involved yesterday as he was having yet ANOTHER day off).

[Kenmo1]

Tragic for his family and doubtless a loss to music, but did we really need so much coverage on the TV news?

Couldn't agree more SS - I had hoped today's news coverage would have been more about the really important things in the world but, no, they are still on about David Bowie.

I agree with Ginny - Ed Stewart is someone whose name means more to me. He was a speaker on one of the PO ships once when they used to have 'celebrities' doing talks. He seemed to be suffering quite badly with an arthritis type problem then.

Maureen

[The Tinker]

Tragic for his family and doubtless a loss to music, but did we really need so much coverage on the TV news?

Obviously you were not a bowie fan and you watch too many news programmes!!!!!!

[Gill W]

David Bowie was a global figure, whose music touched the lives of many people, and also had a massive cultural impact.

I remember wall to wall coverage of the deaths of Elvis Presley and John Lennon, and that was in a time before 24 hour news channels.

Presley's death had a greater impact on the teenagers of the 50's, and Lennon's on the teenagers of the 60's.

Bowie's death has a bigger impact on the teenagers of the 70's and beyond, as he was constantly re-inventing himself.

When an influential cultural figure like Presley, Lennon or Bowie dies, it feels like an end of an era, and it's only natural to want to remember them, hence all the music being played on the radio.

Although Ed Stewart was enjoyed by his listeners, he wasn't known the world over and didn't innovate in the way Bowie did - so his death was never going to be more than a small news story - although obviously sadly mourned by his family.

[Stephen]

I thought I didn't like his music much, but.......

I've just been listening to one of his albums called 'Changesbowie'. And I tell you what, there's some cracking songs on there.

[Stephen]

A nice tribute.

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[Silver_Shiney]

Tragic for his family and doubtless a loss to music, but did we really need so much coverage on the TV news?

Obviously you were not a bowie fan and you watch too many news programmes!!!!!!

I wasn't a huge fan, no, but do have some of his tracks. Also hugely enjoyed the film Labrynth, but with everything else going on in the world, giving over half the news bulletin to Bowie's demise is over the top.

[Ginny-T]

I don't mind tributes, but every other track on the radio yesterday was Bowie, and I'm now heartily sick of hearing him.

[Onelife]

David Bowie was a global figure, whose music touched the lives of many people, and also had a massive cultural impact.

I remember wall to wall coverage of the deaths of Elvis Presley and John Lennon, and that was in a time before 24 hour news channels.

Presley's death had a greater impact on the teenagers of the 50's, and Lennon's on the teenagers of the 60's.

Bowie's death has a bigger impact on the teenagers of the 70's and beyond, as he was constantly re-inventing himself.

When an influential cultural figure like Presley, Lennon or Bowie dies, it feels like an end of an era, and it's only natural to want to remember them, hence all the music being played on the radio.

Although Ed Stewart was enjoyed by his listeners, he wasn't known the world over and didn't innovate in the way Bowie did - so his death was never going to be more than a small news story - although obviously sadly mourned by his family.

Hi Gill

Your post gives a great insight as to how many will view David Bowie's' life and his standing in the music hall of fame.

A very eloquently written post.

Regards

Keith

[The Tinker]

David Bowie was a global figure, whose music touched the lives of many people, and also had a massive cultural impact.

I remember wall to wall coverage of the deaths of Elvis Presley and John Lennon, and that was in a time before 24 hour news channels.

Presley's death had a greater impact on the teenagers of the 50's, and Lennon's on the teenagers of the 60's.

Bowie's death has a bigger impact on the teenagers of the 70's and beyond, as he was constantly re-inventing himself.

When an influential cultural figure like Presley, Lennon or Bowie dies, it feels like an end of an era, and it's only natural to want to remember them, hence all the music being played on the radio.

Although Ed Stewart was enjoyed by his listeners, he wasn't known the world over and didn't innovate in the way Bowie did - so his death was never going to be more than a small news story - although obviously sadly mourned by his family.

Hi Gill

Your post gives a great insight as to how many will view David Bowie's' life and his standing in the music hall of fame.

A very eloquently written post.

Regards

Keith

Totally agree with you Gill - to those of you who are 'fed up' with watching/listening about his life/music - change the channel or turn the radio off.
Simples!

[Ginny-T]

There was no point changing channel, they were all at it!

[GillD46]

David Bowie was a global figure, whose music touched the lives of many people, and also had a massive cultural impact.

I remember wall to wall coverage of the deaths of Elvis Presley and John Lennon, and that was in a time before 24 hour news channels.

Presley's death had a greater impact on the teenagers of the 50's, and Lennon's on the teenagers of the 60's.

Bowie's death has a bigger impact on the teenagers of the 70's and beyond, as he was constantly re-inventing himself.

When an influential cultural figure like Presley, Lennon or Bowie dies, it feels like an end of an era, and it's only natural to want to remember them, hence all the music being played on the radio.

Although Ed Stewart was enjoyed by his listeners, he wasn't known the world over and didn't innovate in the way Bowie did - so his death was never going to be more than a small news story - although obviously sadly mourned by his family.

Hi Gill

Your post gives a great insight as to how many will view David Bowie's' life and his standing in the music hall of fame.

A very eloquently written post.

Regards

Keith

I completely agree. David Bowie was a brilliant talent, someone that many others took inspiration from. I think paying tribute to him for a few days isn't at all unreasonable.

[Mervyn and Trish]

I agree Bowie was talented and influential but he's not in the top 25 top selling artists of all time and I thought devoting over half the evening news to him was OTT and I too am now fed up with every programme on the radio continuing to go on about it. Let him RIP please.

[RB1961]

I'm not a Bowie fan but did like a few of his tunes.

Just looked at the 25 top selling artists and would expect that when some of them meet there maker we will have the same amount of coverage maybe more especially if they are British.

RB