You Aren’t Invited to David Bowie’s Memorial

He said: “In memory of David Bowie we would like everyone in the world who was ever touched by his art to play “Starman” at 12 noon tomorrow Saturday January 16″.

They went on to note that while they are appreciative of the upcoming tribute concerts scheduled in Bowie’s honor, they stressed that they have not had any role in organizing them and have not endorsed them.

The image recognition and augmented reality app Blippar is allowing David Bowie fans to pay tribute to the late singer by allowing them to create and share selfies of themselves as Ziggy Stardust. None of those phases stuck, thank goodness, and Bowie, indicating the pattern that would become the hallmark of his chameleonic career, jettisoned his identity again and again.

His final album “Blackstar”, released two days before his death, is now seen by many as a self-styled epitaph.

Bowie died Sunday at age 69 after battling cancer for 18 months. Around the middle of 2015, Bowie said he was in remission “for now”, but, Visconti recalls, “in November, it just suddenly came back”.

“And I was thrilled, and I thought, and he thought, that he’d have a few months, at least”, Visconti told Rolling Stone.

Bowie’s death has triggered an outpouring of mourning, with fans around the world leaving flowers, candles and glitter on sites associated with the artist and leading musicians including Elton John and Madonna covering his songs live.

David Bowie’s death will be marked by his family with a private funeral, they announced on Thursday.

Thousands of miles away, in NY, a tribute concert is planned at Carnegie Hall on March 31.

Bowie released a new album called “Blackstar” last week. It’s on track to become Bowie’s first No. 1 album in the U.S., pushing Adele’s long-reigning 25 from its perch atop the Billboard 200 album chart. “He was just all business about making the album”.