{"id":80434,"date":"2016-01-11T15:27:41","date_gmt":"2016-01-11T07:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehoneycombers.com\/singapore\/?p=80434"},"modified":"2016-03-14T15:08:28","modified_gmt":"2016-03-14T07:08:28","slug":"david-bowie-the-british-musician-has-passed-away-at-69","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehoneycombers.com\/singapore\/david-bowie-the-british-musician-has-passed-away-at-69\/","title":{"rendered":"David Bowie: The British musician has passed away at 69"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>He was more than just a <a href=\"https:\/\/thehoneycombers.com\/singapore\/local-music-in-singapore-5-homegrown-musicians-to-dance-and-listen-to\/\" target=\"_blank\">musician<\/a>; he was a pop culture icon. It has been reported that David Bowie \u2013 one of the UK\u2019s most prominent figures of our generation \u2013 passed away today after an 18-month battle with cancer. This tragedy comes just three days after the release of his critically-acclaimed 25<sup>th<\/sup> <a href=\"https:\/\/thehoneycombers.com\/singapore\/local-music-in-singapore-10-must-hear-albums-from-bands-singers-and-producers-that-made-waves-in-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\">album<\/a>, <em>Blackstar<\/em> \u2013 a <a href=\"https:\/\/thehoneycombers.com\/singapore\/10-cool-record-shops-for-vinyls-and-turntables-in-singapore\/\" target=\"_blank\">record<\/a> that he had released in conjunction with his 69<sup>th<\/sup> birthday.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Bowie\u2019s legacy will always be remembered in the Hall Of Fame of musical greats, with timeless anthems like \u201cHeroes\u201d, \u201cLet\u2019s Dance\u201d, \u201cSpace Oddity\u201d and \u201cThe Man Who Sold The World\u201d. A flamboyant performer \u2013 with famous personas as Ziggy Stardust \u2013 Bowie was also a noteworthy actor who\u2019d appeared in films like Christopher Nolan\u2019s <em>The Prestige<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDavid Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18 month battle with cancer. While many of you will share in this loss, we ask that you respect the family\u2019s privacy during their time of grief,\u201d states an official press statement from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/davidbowie\/?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">Bowie\u2019s social media account<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Tgcc5V9Hu3g\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Tgcc5V9Hu3g<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He was more than just a musician; he was a pop culture icon. 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