Musician David Bowie passed away on Sunday after battling cancer.
David Bowie was 69 at the time of his death and had been fighting cancer for 18 months. The type of cancer that he was afflicted with hasn’t been revealed and his family has asked for privacy during this time, reports CNN.
“I knew for a year this was the way it would be. I wasn’t, however, prepared for it,” Tony Visconti. David Bowie’s producer, told BBC News. “He was an extraordinary man, full of love and life. He will always be with us.”
Here are a few things to remember about David Bowie, as collected from CNN.
- He was born David Jones, but changed his last name to Bowie so he wouldn’t be confused with the Monkees’ lead singer.
- David Bowie shot into the public eye after the release of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.
- He had roles in several movies, including one as The Goblin King in Labyrinth.
- Bowie took on different roles for different types of music, including Ziggy Stardust and the Thin White Duke.
- His latest album, titled Blackstar, was released on his 69th birthday, which was last Friday.
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