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Like many, I am surprised and saddened to hear about the passing of David Bowie. While I've never been an obsessive fan I do have several experiences that tie directly to his creations and his influences that will forever stick with me. I think that's the most strikingly impressive portion of his life, just how many people it reached.
Personally, I remember a time staying in San Francisco for an extended stay and familiarized myself with the Berlin Trilogy, a wonderful trio of releases that I highly recommend immersing yourself in. I had a great time in SF but it was always nice to have an anchor of music of someone exploring their weirdness and embracing their feelings of solitude and discovering themselves. That feeling is the primary tenant of Bowie for me - giving people who feel out of a place a comfort zone to feel okay.
On a more upbeat note, I love how far reaching his influence is. From collaborating with Trent Reznor or inspiring Flight of the Conchords or including Klaus Nomi in performances or being a GoblinKing weirdo, there's an endless list of goodness to attribute to him that's not even his music.
His reach was far and wide and I thank him for it.
Personally, I remember a time staying in San Francisco for an extended stay and familiarized myself with the Berlin Trilogy, a wonderful trio of releases that I highly recommend immersing yourself in. I had a great time in SF but it was always nice to have an anchor of music of someone exploring their weirdness and embracing their feelings of solitude and discovering themselves. That feeling is the primary tenant of Bowie for me - giving people who feel out of a place a comfort zone to feel okay.
On a more upbeat note, I love how far reaching his influence is. From collaborating with Trent Reznor or inspiring Flight of the Conchords or including Klaus Nomi in performances or being a GoblinKing weirdo, there's an endless list of goodness to attribute to him that's not even his music.
His reach was far and wide and I thank him for it.
- Life on Mars - his most known look, if you didn't know.
- I'm Afraid of Americans - this song was, really, my first encounter with Bowie. Probably not considered his best work by most hardcore fans but I always really appreciated it.
- Flight of the Conchords: Bowie - Jemaine Clement's Bowie always struck me as heartfelt and perfectly hilarious.
- Bowie SNL - one of the background singers is Klaus Nomi, further evidence that Bowie always had his finger on the pulse of weirdos.
- Bowie on Extras - "pathetic little fat man." Amazing.
- Rick and Morty "Moonmen" - another, slightly lesser known, appearance of Jemaine Clement impersonating Bowie.
- Peter Schiling - Major Tom (Coming Home) - I assume this song is actually mistaken for Bowie on occasion.
- Bowie Best Of - Disc 1 - just in case you needed a homebase for your Bowie needs, this seems like as good of a place to start as any.
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