Singer David Bowie, one of the most influential musicians of his era, has died of cancer at the age of 69., according to his official social-media accounts. David Bowie, the English rock idol who meshed music with theater and stamped his indelible, but ever-changing sonic signature on many genres and into the annals of pop-culture history, died Sunday after a long battle with cancer.
A
statement was issued on his social that he died peacefully, surrounded by his
family" after an "18-month battle with the sickness.Tributes have been paid from around the world to the "extraordinary
artist" whose last album was released days ago.Sir Paul McCartney described him as a "great star" who "played a
very strong part in British musical history".Bowie's son Duncan Jones, who is a Bafta-winning film director, wrote on
Twitter: "Very sorry and sad to say its true. I'll be offline for a while.
Love to all."
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