David Bowie Dies of Cancer, Bowie was 69 … Reaction to his death from around the world …
3:55 p.m.
Members of the Rolling Stones say they are “shocked and deeply saddened” by David Bowie’s death.
The band said in a statement that “as well as being a wonderful and kind man, he was an extraordinary artist, and a true original.”
Bowie and Stones frontman Mick Jagger teamed up in 1985 for “Dancing in the Street,” a cover of the Motown classic that was a top 10 hit in Britain and the U.S.
Former Beatle Paul McCartney has also paid tribute, calling Bowie “a great star.”
“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,” McCartney wrote on his website.”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.”
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2:15 p.m.
Producers of reality-TV show “Celebrity Big Brother” says David Bowie’s ex-wife Angie has decided to remain on the program despite his death.
Angie Bowie is appearing on the British show, whose contestants must live together in a house, cut off from the outside world and be filmed by ever-present cameras.
The show’s publicists said Monday that she had been told of Bowie’s death by her representatives off-camera and “has taken the decision to continue in the program.”
“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,” the show said in a statement. “Appropriate support will be available to Angie at any time if needed.”
Bowie and Mary Angela Barnett married in 1970 and divorced in 1980. They have one son, the filmmaker Duncan Jones.
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2:05 p.m.
Fans have gathered to lay flowers beside a mural of David Bowie in Brixton, the south London neighborhood where the singer was born in 1947.
Fish-and-chip shop owner Roland Lowery, 59, came with his 21-year-old daughter, a life-long Bowie fan.
Lowery said he first heard Bowie when he was 15 years old.
“I was going out with a girl then and she was mad on this strange-looking fellow, and I thought, `Oh, yeah I’ll go along”‘ to a concert, Lowery said. “I was just blown away with what he did.”
He said Bowie would be remembered for “the way he influenced people to just get up in the morning and put on what you want to put on and be who you want to be.”
“We are mourning in a way, but it is more a celebration of his life.”
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11:30 a.m.
Germany’s Foreign Ministry says David Bowie is “now among heroes” and is thanking the one-time West Berlin resident for “helping to bring down the wall.”
The ministry’s post on its Twitter feed includes a link to a video of Bowie performing “Heroes,” which contains the line “I can remember/Standing, by the wall.”
The ministry wrote: “Good-bye, David Bowie. You are now among (hash)Heroes. Thank you for helping to bring down the (hash)wall.”
Bowie lived in West Berlin in the late 1970s. Mayor Michael Mueller said Monday that “Heroes” became “the hymn of our then-divided city and its longing for freedom.”
Mueller said that that “Berliners are mourning a musical genius and one of their most famous fellow citizens.”
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11:20 a.m.
Producers of the reality TV show “Celebrity Big Brother” say David Bowie’s ex-wife, Angie, has not yet been told of the rock star’s death.
Angie Bowie is currently appearing on the British show, whose contestants must live together in a house, cut off from the outside world and filmed by ever-present cameras.
The show’s publicists sad Monday that “Angie Bowie will be informed off camera today at the earliest opportunity.”
They promised a further update once she has been told.
David Bowie and Mary Angela Barnett married in 1970 and divorced in 1980. They have one son, the filmmaker Duncan Jones.
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10:10 a.m.
Many of the tributes being offered to the late David Bowie have been personal, reflections of the life of the man as well as the star.
Bowie’s son, director Duncan Jones, posted a picture of his smiling father, with the line, “Very sorry and sad to say it’s true. I’ll be offline for a while. Love to all.”
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair, who described himself as a huge fan, said Bowie would be “deeply mourned.”
“From the time I saw his Ziggy Stardust concert as a student, I thought he was a brilliant artist and an exciting and interesting human being,” Blair said in a statement. “It was a great privilege when I got to meet him later in life.”
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