magiadoreal

M y David Bowie is not dead. Nor ever can be. What he gave to me is forever mine because he formed me. I have absolute clarity about that, 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 new spaces, metaphorically and physically. That man could move. 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, 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? Live  David Bowie: legendary rock star dead aged 69 – latest updates Follow the reaction and tribute