Legendary Rock & Roll Artist David Bowie Dies At 69: The Musician Lost His Battle To Cancer
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By Chaitra K
It
is
a
sad
day
for
the
the
world
of
music
indeed.
The
legendary
Rock
and
Roll
artists
David
Bowie
passed
away
at
69,
today,
January
11,
2015.
The
musician
who
battled
cancer
of
18
months
finally
lost
to
the
disease.
The
sad
news
was
announced
on
his
official
website,
where
a
statement
read,
'David
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's
privacy
during
their
time
of
grief.'
The
singer's
latest
album
'Blackstar'
was
released
on
his
69th
birthday.
He
was
born
David
Robert
Jones
in
Brixton,
London,
England
on
Jan.
8,
1947.
His
first
super
hit
song
'Space
Oddity'
was
released
in
the
year
1969.
He
continued
to
make
music
for
about
40
years.
His
other
well
renowned
works
include,
'The
Rise
and
Fall
of
Ziggy
Stardust'
and
the
'Spiders
From
Mars'
,'Changes','Heroes','Rebel
Rebel',
'Jean
Genie','Young
Americans','Ashes
To
Ashes','Lets
Dance','Modern
Love'
and
'Fame',
just
to
name
a
few.
David
Bowie,
throughout
his
music
career,
has
totally
released
about
140
Million
records
worldwide
and
holds
the
39th
position
on
Rolling
Stone's
'100
Greatest
Artists
of
All
Time.'
His
achievements
were
discovered
in
1996
and
was
induced
into
Rock
and
Roll
Hall
of
Fame.
Image
Courtesy:
Instagram
David
was
survived
by
wife
Iman
and
two
children.
He
was
married
to
model
Iman
for
23
years.
His
two
children
are
Alexandria
Zahra
Jones
and
Duncan
Jones.
Duncan
Jones
took
to
Instagram
to
announce
the
sad
news
of
David's
death,
by
posting
the
above
image.