Bowie was personal,for me and millions of others. As we were trying to become ourselves, he showed us endless possibilities. No one can take that awayMy David Bowie is not dead. Nor ever can be. What he gave to me is for ever mine because he formed me. I maintain absolute clarity approximately that, and I need no lamentations from politicians or TV presenters with their dim memories of his “hits”. I need no ranking of whether he was up there with Dylan or Lennon because I just know that is a dumb question. I simply know. He was my lodestar: in the years when I was trying to become myself,he showed me the endless possibilities. He extended out into the recent spaces, metaphorically and physically. That man could scramble.
Those possibilities never end though of course he knew they would. He has gone “just like that bluebird” as he soars and sings on his latest single Lazarus. Well he knew things we didn’t, or as he had all his life. He departs with Blackstar which I found terrifying without knowing why. What can I do now but listen and weep?Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com