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David Bowie Dies At Age 69 (bbc.co.uk)

Posted by Soulskill on from the rest-in-peace dept.

echo-e writes: Renowned singer David Bowie has died after an 18-month battle with cancer. His latest album, Blackstar, was only just released on Friday — his birthday. His last live show was in 2006. Bowie rose to fame in the 1970s, and he is known for hits such as Under Pressure, Let's Dance, and Space Oddity. He also appeared in handful of films, such as Labyrinth in 1986. Bowie was also notable for being one of the few musicians to immediately see the value and staying power of MP3s and the digital distribution of music. If anything, he was overly optimistic about it. In 2002, he said, "I don't even know why I would want to be on a label in a few years, because I don't think it's going to work by labels and by distribution systems in the same way. The absolute transformation of everything that we ever thought about music will take place within 10 years, and nothing is going to be able to stop it. I see absolutely no point in pretending that it's not going to happen. I'm fully confident that copyright, for instance, will no longer exist in 10 years, and authorship and intellectual property is in for such a bashing."

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  1. Watch the new videos by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    He just released an album, its good, but bleak.
    He must have recorded knowing his death was imminent. You'd think why he didn't say he had cancer, but if you watch the videos he did say.

    Blackstar, is full of lonely candles and a Dead Major Tom.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kszLwBaC4Sw

    Love is lost,
    http://prostheticknowledge.tumblr.com/post/137078250186/prostheticknowledge-love-is-lost-hello-steve

    But for me, the best track he's never remembered for is "Andy Warhol"
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4sANPkk3ys

    Goodbye David.

  2. Coolness on fleek by PopeRatzo · · Score: 5, Informative

    The dude played fucking Nikola Tesla in the movies. Because of course he did. That's how cool he was.

    --
    You are welcome on my lawn.
  3. Re:Who gives a shit by clovis · · Score: 5, Informative

    How is this tech news?

    How is it that you don't know what are the topics at the top of the slashdot web page? It says:
    Topics: Devices Build Entertainment Technology Open Source Science YRO

    This article is about Davis Bowie, so it concerns
    1) entertainment; music
    2) technology; digital distribution of music
    3) YRO; copyright issues