David Bowie fans mourn at Ziggy Stardust 'shrine'published at 16:41
Image source, EPAFans gathered at 23 Heddon Street in London, where the cover photo for Bowie's Ziggy Stardust album was shot.
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David Bowie dies of cancer, spokesman confirms
His son Duncan Jones confirms his father's death on Twitter
Tributes flood in for singer, who died aged 69
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David Bowie fans mourn at Ziggy Stardust 'shrine'published at 16:41
Image source, EPABowie's recording in Mandarinpublished at 16:32
Image source, David BowieDavid Bowie's fans in Hong Kong have been sharing a video of him singing 7 years in Tibet in Mandarin.
Writing on Facebook, external, Sham Tai Tai suggested she was the “middleman” on the project when she worked for the record company BMG Hong Kong.
6 music's Jarvis Cocker on Bowiepublished at 16.15
Pulp singer and BBC 6 music presenter Jarvis Cocker said David Bowie was "like a lighthouse that guided people who felt it was alright to be a bit different and to try things out."
Media caption, Jarvis Cocker on the importance of David Bowie
Wakeman's Bowie memoriespublished at 16:00
Media caption, Keyboardist Rick Wakeman, played on Bowie's Hunky Dory album as a session musician
Keyboardist Rick Wakeman, who played on David Bowie's 1971 Hunky Dory album as a session musician, told BBC Radio 4's World at One that the star "played a massive part in my musical life".
Yoko Ono: Bowie was 'family'published at 15:50
Artist and musician Yoko Ono has also tweeted her own tribute to David Bowie.
Angie Bowie to stay in Big Brother housepublished at 15:32
Image source, PAAngie Bowie, David Bowie's first wife is to remain in the Celebrity Big Brother house after learning of her ex-husband's death.
Channel 5 said in a statement: "Following the very sad news of David Bowie's death, we can now confirm that Angie Bowie has been informed off camera by her representatives. She has taken the decision to continue in the programme.
"The decision to remain in the house is entirely her choice, and she has been given the option to leave at any time if she changes her mind. Appropriate support will be available to Angie at any time if needed.”
"He wanted to make a mark on the world"published at 15:19
BBC Radio 5 LiveBBC broadcaster "Whispering" Bob Harris, who presented music show The Old Grey Whistle Test, recalled his friendship with Bowie on BBC Radio 5 live.
Media caption, Bob Harris pays tribute to David Bowie, who has died at the age of 69.
Brian Eno: "I feel a huge gap now".published at 15:06
Brian Eno, who produced Bowie's Berlin Trilogy - Low, Heroes and Lodger - said he was in contact with Bowie last week.
Quote Message"David’s death came as a complete surprise, as did nearly everything else about him. I feel a huge gap now. We knew each other for over 40 years, in a friendship that was always tinged by echoes of Pete and Dud. Over the last few years - with him living in New York and me in London - our connection was by email. We signed off with invented names: some of his were Mr Showbiz, Milton Keynes, Rhoda Borrocks and the Duke of Ear.
Quote MessageAbout a year ago we started talking about Outside - the last album we worked on together. We both liked that album a lot and felt that it had fallen through the cracks. We talked about revisiting it, taking it somewhere new. I was looking forward to that. I received an email from him seven days ago.
Quote MessageIt was as funny as always, and as surreal, looping through word games and allusions and all the usual stuff we did. It ended with this sentence: thank you for our good times, brian. they will never rot and it was signed dawn I realise now he was saying goodbye.”
Reaction to Bowie's Blackstarpublished at 14:56
Image source, AFPImage caption, Bowie's latest album could top the charts on Friday
David Bowie released what was to be his final album, the jazz-infused Blackstar, on 8 January 2016 - just two days before his death, on what was also his 69th birthday.
Like much of Bowie's output over the decades, it proved to be experimental, groundbreaking and lyrically enigmatic.
69 Facts about David Bowiepublished at 14:43
Image source, AFPHere are some facts about David Bowie - some of which you may already know, some will be new to you.
Paul McCartney on the "great laughs"published at 14:32
Image source, APSir Paul McCartney posted a tribute on his website: "Very sad news to wake up to on this raining morning. David was a great star and I treasure the moments we had together. His music played a very strong part in British musical history and I’m proud to think of the huge influence he has had on people all around the world.
"I send my deepest sympathies to his family and will always remember the great laughs we had through the years. His star will shine in the sky forever."
David Bowie: A life in lyricspublished at 14:15
David Bowie put his life into his work. Here are some of his most telling lyrics from through the years.
Media caption, David Bowie: A life in lyrics
Fans mourn their 'Starman'published at 13:56
Image source, AFPImage caption, A mural of Bowie was painted in the singer's birthplace, Brixton in south London, by Australian street artist James Cochran, aka Jimmy C, in 2013
Image source, AFPImage caption, Bowie fans paid tribute by laying flowers underneath the south London mural.
Image source, EPAImage caption, A sign on Brixton's Ritzy Cinema also paid tribute to the rock star
Image source, AFPImage caption, Fans also left flowers outside a flat in Berlin where Bowie lived in between 1976 and 1978
Image source, PAImage caption, A record shop in Soho London, Sister Ray, displays Bowie albums in its window
Image source, EPAImage caption, A condolence book was put on display at the Groninger Museum, in Groningen, The Netherlands, where the David Bowie Is exhibition is currently running
Blackstar heading for number onepublished at 13:43
Image source, EPAUnsurprisingly, Bowie's latest album Blackstar looks like it's heading to number one, according to OfficialCharts.com.
Blackstar's combined sales are currently at 43,000 - 25,000 ahead of its closest rival.
The record was already on course for the top spot before Bowie's death was announced.
Official Charts Company chief executive Martin Talbot said: "Today is an awful day for all lovers of music. And the fact that David Bowie’s new album Blackstar was on course for number one this week, even before today's terrible news says everything about his continuing relevance - over 40 years since his first hit records.
"But we are expecting a huge surge for a wide range of Bowie albums in this week’s official albums chart. Bowie made so many great albums, constantly reinventing himself, that everyone has their own favourites and fans are clearly reminding themselves of his massive contribution to popular music by buying these great, iconic works."
More Twitter tributespublished at 13:33
Tributes are continuing to pour in from stars on Twitter. They include Chic songwriter and guitarist Nile Rodgers, who co-produced Bowie's 1983 album Let's Dance.
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End of twitter post 2Quote MessageWe are all Bowie's children. He inspired us and changed our lives. Love, gratitude and respect always for him and his work. Our truest condolence and sympathy to his family. Neil and Chris x
Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page tweeted:
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End of twitter post 3And rapper MC Hammer thanked Bowie for supporting black musicians in the 1980s, linking to a blog, external that recounted how Bowie challenged MTV on the lack of black artists on the channel.
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End of twitter post 4Star man to Starmanpublished at 13:26
In 2013, retired Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield caught the public's imagination from the International Space Station with his regular tweets and Q&A sessions.
He also memorably performed a cover version of David Bowie's Space Oddity in zero gravity.
He has tweeted his own tribute to David Bowie.
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End of twitter postBowie: The Berlin Yearspublished at 13:19
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Image source, AFPHe was the soundtrack to Berlin. And one of the reasons why half of the young creative hipsters of Brooklyn and Shoreditch have moved here.
In 1976, David Bowie moved to Berlin, where he shared an apartment with Iggy Pop at number 155 Hauptstrasse in Schoeneberg — generally seen as one of the coolest flat-shares in pop history.
He may have helped fuel the myth of Berlin as a decadent party destination. But in fact Bowie came here to get off drugs and get down to work. It was at the legendary Hansa Studios, right next to the Berlin Wall, that he recorded what is often cited as his best work: Low, Heroes and Lodger, which make up the Berlin trilogy. David Bowie helped create the Berlin myth. And Berlin helped create David Bowie.
Peter Gabriel: Bowie was 'a one-off'published at 13:10
Peter Gabriel has added his name to the huge list of tributes being paid to David Bowie.
The solo singer and former frontman of prog-rockers Genesis said:
Quote MessageI was shocked to learn of David Bowie’s death this morning. He meant so much to me and to so many. He was a one-off, a brilliant outlier, always exploring, challenging and inspiring anyone who wanted to push the boundaries of music, art, fashion and society. There are so few artists who can touch a generation as he did, we will miss him badly. Long Live Lazarus.
Archbishop on Bowie's impactpublished at 12:57
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Image source, PAThe religious world has also paid tribute to David Bowie.
The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby was the first major public figure to give his reaction to the star’s death, speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
He said: "I’m very very saddened to hear of his death. I remember sitting and listening to his songs endlessly in the seventies particularly, and always really relishing what he was, what he did, the impact he had.”
The Vatican’s chief spokesman on cultural matters, Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, tweeted:
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End of twitter postBroadcaster and vicar Rev Richard Coles, who was a member of the '80s pop group The Communards, said: "He was my candidate for greatest living Englishman.”
Rolling Stones "shocked and deeply saddened"published at 12:42