David Bowie left us just two days after his 69th birthday and the day his latest album “BlackStar” (★) was released—as if he was waiting to complete his final project.
With a career that spanned six decades, for many of us, if we dig back through our memories chances are David Bowie is there somewhere along the way playing a part as a singer, musician, songwriter, actor, and more—a powerful influence behind a huge chunk of the music of our age.
David Bowie sits holding a cigarette in Cannes, May, 1983. AP Photo
