I had very very few "childhood heroes". During a very difficult adolescence he was one of those few. He made being an outsider easier throughout it all. To so many such outsiders David Bowie was a hero, not "just for one day", but for a lifetime. RIP.
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I picked up a new bass from Sam Ash this evening. David Bowie came up in conversation. None of the guys there had seen the video for "Blackstar" so I told them what an extraordinary piece of work it is.
I left the store, got in my car, and as I was pulling out one of the guys opened the front door of the store and I could hear Blackstar playing loud and clear into the street as I drove away. Lovely.