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We were tremendously lucky that fame didn't prematurely take David Bowie from us like Lennon, Hendrix, Joplin, Morrison, or even Cobain, yet his death from cancer left a gaping hole in rock's soul! Hope he knows how much we loved him.

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Absolutely blew me away and reminded me why I love him so much, John. Super thank you and sending love, Mary

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Thank you, Mary ❤️

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You’ve made a great case for reconsidering songs like “Somebody Up There Likes Me,” which is both fabulously theatrical and weird. And I think you’re right, Bowie was directly commenting on the emptiness of fame and American materialism with this album. It just felt a little too on the nose for me back then. Still does, although I like paying more attention to the musicality, as you do. Bowie had a great gift for pulling in amazing session players like David Sanborn and Carlos Almodar. Thanks for pushing me to listen to an album that’s never been my favorite but still has many blazing moments.

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John, yesterday my college age son and I listened to the entire album while playing board games. We then pulled up a playlist of his greatest hits and listened to that for awhile. My son is a music fanatic and loves to hear all kinds of music. He knew of Bowie the same as I did but neither of us really knew his music. For a couple of hours we had some great conversation about music while listening to Bowie's songs. Great bonding time. Thanks.

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That makes me happy, Matthew. Thanks for sharing!

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John and fellow lovers of David Bowie,

My laptop has been listening again, but this time it really gifted me with a lovely 15-minute YouTube video entitled "The Art of David Bowie." His personal collection tells us so much about what was important, interesting, and inspirational to him.

Here's the address: https://youtu.be/UgqEqYjgUyI?si=NYqkfiQJ4SQfhWY0

Enjoy!

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Thanks for including link regarding Bowie and his art. Totally unaware of this side of his creativity

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