Reaktionen auf Tod von David Bowie in den Medien

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“Dearest David



Wherever you are now, I miss you. Not only do I miss you but my heart is broken. You were my idol, then you became my mentor and my friend.



I learnt so much from you, just by being in your presence, the conversations we had and, of course, watching you perform. You always had time for me. My band and I were tiny when we first met. Nonetheless , you took us under your wing. You believed in us and gifted us with so many fantastic opportunities.



Without you, your tutelage and your wisdom, I don’t think I would be where I am today, as an artist but also as a person. For that I will be eternally grateful.



Float around the ether, David. Bounce gracefully off planets light-years away as you become one with the Universe, as you dive into the Great Unknown.



My sincere and heartfelt condolences to Iman, Lexi and Duncan, whose hearts I know are far more broken than mine. As for me, I will treasure every memory of every moment we spent together.



Dear David, beautiful man and force of nature, you are immortal. You live beyond the veil of the big sleep.



Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo.



Namaste"

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David will be a memory soon enough. Some people will make him a God and put him next to Christ. Some people will make him an anti-hero. Some people will analyze and slant everything so that they know exactly what David was thinking. But really, everybody knows everything and nobody knows nothing. That’s the brilliance of David. With what he’s left us, it will keep the questions going until the end of time, because, really, nobody knew David anyway. And which David are you going to miss, anyway?

Did you know all of them? Do you know how many characters he had? Some of them were branded. Some of them became part of our consciousness the way we grew up. Some of them became the spokesmen for everything we were feeling. When he introduced them, they were us. When he killed them, we mourned them and looked forward to the next one. All of these things this man was able to do, I mean, who the hell is able to do that?

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„Bowies Musik ist universal, sie wird immer bleiben“



...Ich erzähle eine Geschichte über die Sterne, die die verstorbenen Stars sein könnten, die Bowie toll fand. Leute wie John Lennon, Elvis, Jimi Hendrix und Lou Reed. An der Stelle füge ich nun immer Bowie dazu....



http://www.berliner-zeitung.de/..starman--im-tipi-am-kanzleramt---bowies-musik-ist-universal--sie-wird-immer-bleiben..

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It is astonishing, David, that you somehow pulled off both bequeathing us your perfect “parting gift” BlackStar whilst also so seldom parting from your family. It is astonishing, David, that you somehow managed to both reassure us that “Bowie” lives on (and will always live on) since we ourselves got to see you triumphantly ascend (station to station, into that wardrobe) beyond our mortal realm, whilst also dying, unbeknownst to us, surrounded by your family. It is astonishing. You were astonishing. Thank you.

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"By comparison, rarely anyone has ever had as diverse career within the music business as pianist Mike Garson. A jazz pianist and a teacher, he went to become one of singer David Bowie's most trusted and longest working sideman. In 2011, Garson released the solo piano albumBowie Variations It is a collection of Bowie songs performed on a piano with Garson's signature style. Very quickly Bowie's songs begin to take new dimensions as a result to these focused and beautifully crafted improvisations. Garson's musical intelligence is second to none and the songs reflect a mind awhirl in creative reverie. It easily is one of the best tribute records by any artist. In this conversation, Garson is reflecting on the music and the moments he has spent with Bowie."

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BerlinerMorgenpost[/url]"]Verzeihen Sie die Frage. Aber wir alle waren schockiert, als wir vom Tode David Bowies hörten. Sie waren enge Freunde. Wie haben Sie das verarbeitet?



[Tilda Swinton] Ich wusste, dass er krank war. (überlegt lange) Es ist immer ein Schock, wenn jemand dann tatsächlich geht. Aber es ist ein Trost, zu wissen, dass er glücklich war. Klar, er hätte gern noch länger gelebt, aber er war, so wie ich das verstanden habe, so gut darauf vorbereitet, wie man nur sein kann. Er hat uns so viel geschenkt. Und das bleibt. Und das Unglaubliche ist ja, dass wir hier ständig an ihn erinnert werden. Es ist ja eine richtige "Bowienale".

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independent.co.uk[/url]"]David Bowie: Labyrinth returning to Odeon cinemas to raise money for Cancer Research