Glad They Lived: David Bowie

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Dammit, I can't begin to describe Bowie and his immense influence.  Let's hear some music instead.  R.I.P., David.

I chose this because (a) Its beautiful, and shows his range, and (b) I want you to GUESS WHICH OF BOWIE'S "PERSONAS" RECORDED THIS?


A clue ...


Thank God life fell apart. At least I get this second chance. "Make more mistakes more quickly" was the advice in Canadian designer Bruce Mau's 'manifesto' - not currently on the bmd site, that I can see. Born 1961. I'm a committed Buddhist. A committed musician. A sometimes committed loony; the friendly type. I'm very smart. Not very wise. Not very pretty.

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