On Friday David Bowie released his latest album, Blackstar. He knew he was dying and sang about it, to incredible emotional effect, in Lazarus – “Look up here, now – I’m in heaven”.
Shocked by death of #DavidBowie. He supported so many young people & changed their lives. 1973 danced with him at a party he was sensational
— Floella Benjamin (@FloellaBenjamin) January 11, 2016
Devastated to hear of David Bowie's death. A musical genius.
— Tim Farron (@timfarron) January 11, 2016
Can't think of Bowie without also thinking of Charles Kennedy, who was a massive fan. CK was filmed in his flat playing Bowie records.
— Caron Lindsay (@caronmlindsay) January 11, 2016
Farewell Starman #ripDavidBowie
— Adrian Sanders (@adriansanders) January 11, 2016
Loved Bowie all my life – no other artist like him – huge loss. RIP
— Lynne Featherstone (@lfeatherstone) January 11, 2016
Tragic news about David Bowie. Hard to think of anyone who has made the same extensive impact on modern culture and music. #ripdavidbowie
— Tom Brake MP (@thomasbrake) January 11, 2016
* Mary Reid is a contributing editor on Lib Dem Voice. She was a councillor in Kingston upon Thames, where she is still very active with the local party, and is the Hon President of Kingston Lib Dems.
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Charles Kennedy’s thoughts on Bowie
http://www.davidbowie.com/news/bowie-exquisite-gentleman-says-kennedy-20571
I’m so glad LDV has posted this, I can’t think of a musician more worth a tribute on a Liberal blog. I keep trying to write my own, but flounder in my introspection. His music and actions did so much to open up tolerance to individuality, sexuality and self-expression, at a time when to counter the grey austerity of the mid-70s was difficult and even dangerous. I think it’s fantastic that the current London LY Chair is an openly gay young man called Bambi, and I seriously doubt this could have happened Before Bowie.
Thank you LDV for posting this. It was David Bowie, in his promotion of diversity in lifestyle, fashion and music, who opened my eyes to liberal values in the early 1970s. To this day there is no better artist than him in my view, and for a long time now, whenever I am feeling down I know that if I play one of his classic albums I will be motivated again by the end of it – Hunky Dory, The Man Who Sold The World, Space Oddity, Aladdin Sane, Heroes, Low – they and many others all contain such inspired music. What a loss it was to hear that he had died, but how typically Bowie to make fresh art out of his demise!