Rob Sheffield

On Bowie

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From the New York Times bestselling author of Love Is a Mix Tape, a thoughtful and loving meditation on the life of the late David Bowie that explores his creative legacy and the enduring and mutual connection he enjoyed with his fans.
Innovative. Pioneering. Brave. Until his death in January 2016, David Bowie created art that not only pushed boundaries, but helped fans understand themselves and view the world from fantastic new perspectives.
When the shocking news of his death on January 10, 2016 broke, the outpouring of grief and adulation was immediate and ongoing. Fans around the world and across generations paid homage to this brilliant, innovate, ever evolving artist who both shaped and embodied our times.
In this concise and penetrating book, featuring color photographs, highly regarded Rolling Stone critic, bestselling author, and lifelong Bowie fan Rob Sheffield shares his own feelings about the passing of this icon and explains why Bowie’s death has elicited such an unprecedented emotional outpouring from so many lives.
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170 printed pages
Original publication
2016
Publication year
2016
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Quotes

  • Roberto Garzahas quoted2 years ago
    Bowie listened to Kendrick and got an idea for a different way he could approach music. He still wasn’t finished learning
  • Roberto Garzahas quoted2 years ago
    They fell in love at a time when he was wiped out as a musician, and her love gave him his music back, which gave Bowie back to the rest of us
  • Roberto Garzahas quoted2 years ago
    In “Blackstar,” he sings the key line: “At the center of it all, at the center of it all, your eyes.”

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