Wild Frank Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 As the title says...where has David Bowie gone? What's he doing? Are there any Bowie fans out there with any idea of his possible return (studio or live). I liked his nineties output alot and hope he hasn't retired for good. Black Tie/White Noise, Buddha of Suburbia and Outside are all great records. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
suites Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 I have heard he may be done...for real I have only seen one picture of him in last year or so on the internet and fan sites think maybe he has health issues. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Duck-Billed Catechist Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 This is the internet! There must be pictures of him taking a dump at a truck stop. Actually, it does look like there is a gap of pictures between October 2009 and June 2010, but he has been out at a couple of events in June http://www.gettyimages.com/Search/Search.aspx?contractUrl=2&language=en-US&family=editorial&p=David%20Bowie&assetType=image# Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Bowie's face is finally starting to age. He still appears to be in top physical shape, though. I heard he had been ill, or had some sort of highly treatable cancer a couple years ago, but I can't confirm that. I'd love for him to do another rock album. He's one of my all time favorites. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Bowie's face is finally starting to age. He still appears to be in top physical shape, though. I heard he had been ill, or had some sort of highly treatable cancer a couple years ago, but I can't confirm that. I'd love for him to do another rock album. He's one of my all time favorites. Somewhere in the back of my mind I seem to remember hearing something about a stroke and his wanting to spend time with his family. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KevinG Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 I am convinced that Bowie is the coolest man in the universe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wild Frank Posted June 25, 2010 Author Share Posted June 25, 2010 On a Bowie related issue I picked up the Soundtrack to 'The Life Aquatic' the other day which is basically a dozen classic Bowie tracks perfroms, in Portugese, by the singer Seu Jorge. Its great. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
suites Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 I am convinced that Bowie is the coolest man in the universe. He is pretty pretty cool...but cooler than Jimmy Page or Neil Young Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wild Frank Posted June 25, 2010 Author Share Posted June 25, 2010 He is pretty pretty cool...but cooler than Jimmy Page or Neil YoungPage and Young are legends...but Bowie is way cooler. I suppose we need to define 'Cool' before we can say for sure though. Bowie certainly looks cooler than Neil Young who just looks like a haggered old farmer these days. Check out Bowie on his most recent live DVD, Reality Tour (2004!). If I looked that cool in my late fifties I'd be happy. However, the real of course answer is: Tom Waits is the coolest man in the universe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Throat cancer, I thought? A few years back? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 I liked Bowie in the 70s/early 80s. Then he turned on me. There are sooo many things wrong with this video. Likely the worst music video ever made: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 The upside of that video is it launched the career of the costume designer for The Golden Girls. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lamradio Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 I remember watching that video as a kid and my mom saying the same thing "so many things wrong with that video"... They had to have been half joking when they made it... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 I don't think much thought went into it - recorded and filmed the days leading up to Live Aid, specifically for that event, I believe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 The upside of that video is it launched the career of the costume designer for The Golden Girls. Excellent. I don't think much thought went into it - recorded and filmed the days leading up to Live Aid, specifically for that event, I believe. I like how Jagger takes a hit off his soda can while dancing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
imsjry Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 I miss Bowie a lot and wish he'd come out with new material. I'm a huge fan and have heard nothing at all of any stroke or illness. I think he's fine but just laying low. He'll be back! "Reality" and that tour were fantastic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 I believe that's the last material put out was a dvd and disc from that tour.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dmada Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 good question one of the great innovators lucky enough to have seen him up close in 83 top ten show no question Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 I was thinking he had a heart attack. Funny that the guy retired twice very publicly (albeit, once as Ziggy) and now seems to have retired for real without any hoopla. The man did some great stuff, he was really my gateway into a world of strange music. Whatever he's doing I hope he's enjoying life (slightly) removed from the public view. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
imsjry Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 This was the last public thing I read about him.... http://pitchfork.com/news/38075-radiohead-david-bowie-lily-allen-blast-bbc-over-6-music-closure-threat/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sid Hartha Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 Recent photo, taken in NYC. David Bowie is spending his Golden Years in anonymity. The 63-year-old rock icon last released a new album in 2003, and stopped touring in 2004 after suffering a heart attack during a European trek. The early Internet enthusiast has not even updated his official blog since October 2006, when he proudly revealed he would voice a character on the kids cartoon show "SpongeBob SquarePants." Last year, he attended a few red-carpet events to help promote his son Duncan Jones' movie "Moon." But otherwise the musical chameleon seems to be savoring his latest metamorphosis into married father of a 9-year-old daughter in New York. "He's just being Dad, I think, laying low," said bass player Gail Ann Dorsey, who started working with Bowie almost 15 years ago. "I can't imagine he's not writing or doing something, but we'll just have to wait and see." Dorsey said she e-mailed him a birthday greeting in January, but resisted the temptation to ask if he was working on any projects. "I never pry into an artist's life, or process either," Dorsey said. "I don't write to him and go, 'What are you doing?' Or call and go, 'Why aren't you playing?' You let people be and you see where it falls." Bowie biographer Marc Spitz is slowly losing hope that the singer will make a comeback, even as peers such as Lou Reed and Iggy Pop keep recording and touring.http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6205NL20100301 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 Maybe it is better he just fades away. He continues to garner new fans with each passing year, all the while doing nothing but reissuing old material. Actually I can't believe the guy is only 3 years older than I am. Yikes. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 this song is awesome: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 Maybe it is better he just fades away. He continues to garner new fans with each passing year, all the while doing nothing but reissuing old material. That's just fuddy-duddy talk. His output is always interesting. If he is indeed 'fading away', it's good to hear it's on his terms, doing what he wants to do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sid Hartha Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 Bowie, at the top of his game: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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