‘No fuss’ private cremation for David Bowie
David Bowie has fans all over the world who are mourning his passing but celebrating his legacy.
“I knew for a year this was the way it would be”. The reason? They were the only couple looking at each other in the photos – in all others one or both spouses were looking straight at the camera rather than at each other.
David’s tragic death was announced on Monday after revelations that he had been battling cancer for 18 months.
Bowie had kept his terminal liver cancer secret for over a year, sharing the information with only those closest to him, Belgian theatre director Ivo van Hove said.
Footage has emerged of David Bowie fans singing “Happy Birthday” to him down the phone at a gig held in NY last week.
The final pictures in the ever-evolving looks of David Bowie were taken by his longtime photographer Jimmy King, the Daily Mail reported. He wanted “to go without any fuss”.
Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire, who collaborated closely with Bowie, said in a statement: “David Bowie was one of the band’s earliest supporters and champions. I am missing him greatly”, she said.
Bowie passed away on Sunday, just two days after the release of his last album, “Blackstar”.
The video for “Lazarus” depicts Bowie levitating from a hospital bed.
However, the day before his death, she posted, “Sometimes you will never know the true value of a moment until it becomes a memory”, giving the impression that she knew what would come of her husband.
Music journalist Paul Stokes says the singer’s latest offering may have given “some insight” into his illness.
A David Bowie memorial concert is set for March 21 at New York’s Carnegie Hall following the singer’s tragic death.