I never liked his work either. However, I forgot he was married to Iman (the model) and they've been married for 24 years. I'll give him props for that. RIP
For what it's worth, I heard on the morning talk show radio that when he was doing drugs, he tried guys but discovered he was a "raging heterosexual." I don't know if it's true: morning commute talk guys (consider the source). I would not be able to recognize a single sung he wrote. But I did find _The Man Who Fell to Earth_ interesting.
He was interviewed by Playboy magazine back in the day and admitted that his claiming to be gay "was a huge mistake because he really was a closet heterosexual all along."
Maybe the gay thing was just for show ... I was and am a fan regardless.
May our Lord Jesus look kindly upon him and grant him eternal rest.
When Bowie first hit the scene, I just didn't like his music. I couldn't see what the fuss was about. I saw many rock n' roll acts back then (the Rolling Stones, the Who, Rod Stewart, Eric Clapton, the Allman Brothers, etc, etc) and engaged in debauchery but I just thought David Bowie was, well, a "square" and his music unlistenable.
Crisis has a good article by Fr. George Rutler on Bowie and the Vatican: http://www.crisismagazine.com/2016/a-misplaced-grief-the-vatican-and-david-bowie
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Still love Jean Genie :)
ReplyDeleteAs do I. :)
DeleteMy all time favorite though is "Wild is the Wind."
Yes!... Wild is the Wind https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkBZ7qpJxCI
DeleteI never liked his work either. However, I forgot he was married to Iman (the model) and they've been married for 24 years. I'll give him props for that. RIP
ReplyDeleteLove her.
DeleteShe's very beautiful and they seemed to have lived a relatively low-key life.
DeleteFor what it's worth, I heard on the morning talk show radio that when he was doing drugs, he tried guys but discovered he was a "raging heterosexual." I don't know if it's true: morning commute talk guys (consider the source). I would not be able to recognize a single sung he wrote. But I did find _The Man Who Fell to Earth_ interesting.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if he was a raging hetero - but otherwise I think his sexual choices were not unusual for his place in British society ....
DeleteHe was interviewed by Playboy magazine back in the day and admitted that his claiming to be gay "was a huge mistake because he really was a closet heterosexual all along."
DeleteMaybe the gay thing was just for show ... I was and am a fan regardless.
May our Lord Jesus look kindly upon him and grant him eternal rest.
When Bowie first hit the scene, I just didn't like his music. I couldn't see what the fuss was about. I saw many rock n' roll acts back then (the Rolling Stones, the Who, Rod Stewart, Eric Clapton, the Allman Brothers, etc, etc) and engaged in debauchery but I just thought David Bowie was, well, a "square" and his music unlistenable.
ReplyDeleteMe too - do you think we might have run into each other? LOL!
DeleteWell, you were in Boston for awhile, right?
DeleteCrisis has a good article by Fr. George Rutler on Bowie and the Vatican:
Deletehttp://www.crisismagazine.com/2016/a-misplaced-grief-the-vatican-and-david-bowie