"staff. From the gift shop another staircase led down and back to the headphone charging station, where visitors dropped off their headphones and exited back into the main London Pavilion building. Amongst the artists featured as waxworks, in video, or as other exhibits were: To celebrate the opening of the new museum and to decorate the outside of the building, a series of rock legend statues were installed around the London Pavilion exterior. Artists featured were Annie Lennox, Buddy Holly, David Bowie, Diana Ross, Elton John, Gary Glitter, Jimi Hendrix, Madonna, Michael Jackson and Mick Jagger. The revolving theatre ""live"""
"Bowie. ""The Guardian"" cited Live Aid as the event that made stars of U2. The band played a 14-minute rendition of ""Bad"", during which vocalist Bono jumped off the stage to join the crowd and dance with a girl. The length of ""Bad"" limited them to two songs; the third, ""Pride (In the Name of Love)"", had to be dropped. In July 2005, the girl with whom he danced said that he actually saved her life at the time. She was being crushed by people pushing forwards; Bono saw this, and gestured frantically at the ushers to help her. They"
"was filmed by Alan Yentob. The resulting documentary, ""Cracked Actor"", featured a pasty and emaciated Bowie: the tour coincided with the singer's slide from heavy cocaine use into addiction, producing severe physical debilitation, paranoia, and emotional problems. He later commented that the accompanying live album, ""David Live"", ought to have been titled ""David Bowie Is Alive and Well and Living Only in Theory"". ""David Live"" nevertheless solidified Bowie's status as a superstar, charting at No. 2 in the UK and No. 8 in the US. It also spawned a UK No. 10 hit in Bowie's cover of Eddie Floyd's ""Knock"
"the band's own songs, covers of songs by other artists were also performed, with ""Heroes"" by David Bowie being a staple on the setlist in 2016, during the middle of the second A-stage set. The cover is a tribute to the late Bowie, whose death in January 2016 had been massively publicized by both the media and music fans alike. According to Martin, he and Bowie were good friends, claiming that Bowie even had assigned the nickname of ""Sticky Martinez"" to him. The relationship between the band and Bowie musically, however, was not as profound; Bowie had earlier rejected a"
"Aid concert, though, along with ""China Girl,"" it was eventually dropped from his final set list. The song is played on the fictional radio station Liberty Rock Radio, hosted by Bowie's former collaborator Iggy Pop, on the 2008 video game ""Grand Theft Auto IV"". This is also the second ""Grand Theft Auto"" game, after """", to feature a track from the ""Young Americans"" album (""Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas"" features the track ""Somebody Up There Likes Me"" on the fictional radio station ). Fascination (David Bowie song) ""Fascination"" is a song written by English singer and songwriter David Bowie and"
"non-performing guests included Beck, Moby, Julian Schnabel, Prince, Charlie Sexton, Fred Schneider, Christopher Walken, Matt Dillon and Bowie's wife Iman. Artist Tony Oursler designed some of the artwork for the video backdrop that played behind the band onstage. The event was recorded for a pay-per-view special commemorating the event, and a portion of the proceeds from the event were donated to the charity Save the Children. Tim Pope, who had previously worked with Bowie directing his 1987 video for ""Time Will Crawl"", directed the 50th Anniversary video, and Duncan Jones, Bowie's son, was one of the camera operators at the"
"they spoke. However, many musicians who had worked with Bowie over the years, such as Mike Garson, Gerry Leonard, Brian Eno, Nile Rodgers, Reeves Gabrels, Tina Turner, Iggy Pop, Sterling Campbell, Earl Slick and Gail Ann Dorsey, were not told about the illness and were surprised when Bowie died. By mid-2015, it was hoped that the cancer was in remission, but by November 2015 the cancer had spread throughout Bowie's body and Bowie was told his condition was terminal. He was in the middle of filming the video for his song ""Lazarus"" when the decision was made to end his"
"the David Bowie song, as a tribute to both the artist and the album featuring the song in question (both of which featured distinctive Robert Fripp guitar contributions throughout). The video to the song won ""Video of the Year"" at the 2017 Progressive Music Awards. Shortly afterwards, King Crimson embarked on an extensive tour of North America beginning on 11 June 2017 in Seattle, Washington and ending on 26 November 2017 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. On 3 September 2017, Robert Fripp announced that his differences with Adrian Belew had been resolved and that Belew was now King Crimson's ""Ninth Man Inactive"";"
"images of Bowie and noting ""We'll miss our friend, a true icon of music and art, and a brilliant innovator."" Debbie Harry said ""Who doesn't love Bowie? A visionary artist, musician, actor, a completely renaissance man who has given us a long list of songs like 'Heroes,' 'Rebel Rebel,' 'Young Americans,' 'Diamond Dogs,' 'The Jean Genie,' and some memorable film performances like ""The Man Who Fell to Earth"", ""Basquiat"", ""Labyrinth"", ""The Hunger"". I can't say enough things about David Bowie to show how much I love him."" Paul McCartney, meanwhile, shared a picture of him and Bowie together on Instagram"
"Cracked Actor (Live Los Angeles '74) Cracked Actor (Live Los Angeles '74) is a live album by David Bowie. It was released posthumously as a Record Store Day release on 22 April 2017 through Parlophone record label. Produced by Bowie and mixed by Tony Visconti, it was recorded on the Diamond Dogs Tour in September 1974, some material from which appeared in the BBC documentary ""Cracked Actor"". The full show spans across five sides of vinyl, with the sixth featuring an etching of Bowie. The album differs from the first Bowie live album, ""David Live"", recorded on the same tour."
"Christian Aid in 2008. In addition to his work with U2, Bono has collaborated with Frank Sinatra, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Luciano Pavarotti, Sinéad O'Connor, Green Day, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan, Patti Smith, Tina Turner, B.B. King and Zucchero. He has recorded with Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, Kirk Franklin, Bruce Springsteen, Tony Bennett, Clannad, The Corrs, Wyclef Jean, Kylie Minogue, Carl Perkins, Herbert Grönemeyer, Jay-Z and Rihanna, as well as reportedly completing an unreleased duet with Jennifer Lopez. On Robbie Robertson's 1987 eponymous album, he plays bass guitar and vocals. On Michael Hutchence's 1999 posthumous eponymous album, Bono"
"Their version attracted decent commercial success, reaching the top 40 on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart and becoming a top 15 hit on the Canadian Singles Chart. A hit cover version of ""Dancing in the Street"" was recorded by the English rock singers Mick Jagger and David Bowie as a duo in 1985, to raise money for the Live Aid famine relief cause. The original plan was to perform a track together live, with Bowie performing at Wembley Stadium and Jagger at John F. Kennedy Stadium, until it was realized that the satellite link-up would cause a half-second delay"
"came from outside the entertainment industry and pop culture, such as those from the Vatican, namely Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, who quoted ""Space Oddity"", and the Federal Foreign Office, which thanked Bowie for his part in the fall of the Berlin Wall and referenced ""Heroes"". On 7 January 2017 the BBC broadcast the 90-minute documentary ""David Bowie: The Last Five Years"", taking a detailed look at Bowie's last albums, ""The Next Day"" and ""Blackstar"", and his play ""Lazarus"". On 8 January 2017, which would have been Bowie's 70th birthday, a charity concert in his birthplace of Brixton was hosted by the"
"well, and the single ""Just Another Night"" was a Top Ten hit. During this period, he collaborated with the Jacksons on the song ""State of Shock"", sharing lead vocals with Michael Jackson. Jagger performed without the Stones for the Live Aid multi-venue charity concert in 1985. He performed at Philadelphia's JFK Stadium, including a duet with Tina Turner of ""It's Only Rock and Roll"" (which was highlighted by Jagger tearing away Turner's skirt) and a cover of ""Dancing in the Street"" with David Bowie, who was performing at Wembley Stadium, London. The video was shown simultaneously on the screens of"
"and final single and includes the non-album track, ""The Fourth Sunday"" as its B-side. The song peaked at No. 56 on the UK Singles Chart, spending five weeks on the chart. The band made a promotional video for the single version of the song. This is one of three tracks on the album that feature guitarist Steve Stevens, best known for his work with Billy Idol. Thompson Twins also performed the song with Stevens, Madonna and Nile Rodgers at Live Aid in July 1985. Side A Side B Side One Side Two Side One Side Two In October 2001, Stone"
"known as ""I Can't Give Everything Away (Farewell Mix)"", was performed by industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, with whom Bowie had collaborated and toured on occasions, during their ""I Can't Seem To Wake Up"" tour. Singer Trent Reznor stated he made the remix as a healing factor to cope with Bowie's death. Reznor had anonymously uploaded a studio version of the remix to Soundcloud several months before performing it live. The studio version features only Bowie's vocals, while performing the song live Reznor sings along with Bowie's vocals. I Can't Give Everything Away ""I Can't Give Everything Away"" is"
"Angie Bowie Angela Bowie (born Mary Angela Barnett; September 25, 1949) is an American model, actress and journalist who, along with her ex-husband David Bowie, influenced the glam rock culture and fashion of the 1970s, in part by demonstrating openness about personal bisexuality. She was married to English singer David Bowie (whom she assisted in conceptualizing the costumes for the Ziggy Stardust stage show) from 1970 until their divorce in 1980. The couple had one child, film director Duncan Jones. Angie Bowie was born as Mary Angela Barnett, an American citizen, on September 25, 1949 in Cyprus to Col. George"
"he debuted Ziggy Stardust. The statue features a likeness of Bowie in 2002 accompanied with his alter egos, with Ziggy at the front. David Bowie David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie (), was an English singer, songwriter and actor. He was a leading figure in the music industry and is considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, acclaimed by critics and musicians, particularly for his innovative work during the 1970s. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, with his music and stagecraft having a significant"
"and deeper timbre, until his seductions seemed purged of emotion: a ballad sung by a vampire. ""Cracked Actor"" shows he was already using his phrasing to command attention."" Cracked Actor (Live Los Angeles '74) Cracked Actor (Live Los Angeles '74) is a live album by David Bowie. It was released posthumously as a Record Store Day release on 22 April 2017 through Parlophone record label. Produced by Bowie and mixed by Tony Visconti, it was recorded on the Diamond Dogs Tour in September 1974, some material from which appeared in the BBC documentary ""Cracked Actor"". The full show spans across"
"shot of the clip features David Bowie on the Hurrah stage which was draped in khaki canvas for this shoot. The faceted mirror walls surrounding the dance floor can be seen in the background of various shots, and all the band scenes are shot in this club setting. Other locations around Manhattan are intercut throughout the clip. Amid a series of facial contortions and other gestures, Bowie made use of a move he had employed in the ""Ashes to Ashes"" video: slowly crouching and bringing his arm down to the ground in a slow vertical arc. ""Record Mirror"" readers voted"
"from cancer. He had undergone surgery for pancreatic cancer earlier that year. Trevor Bolder Trevor Bolder (9 June 1950 – 21 May 2013) was an English rock musician, songwriter and record producer. He is best known for his long association with Uriah Heep and his tenure with The Spiders from Mars, the one-time backing band for David Bowie, although he also played alongside a variety of musicians from the early 1970s. Bolder was born in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. His father was a trumpet player and other members of his family were also musicians. He played"
"most important video artists of the day. ""Let's Dance"" was followed by the Serious Moonlight Tour, during which Bowie was accompanied by guitarist Earl Slick and backing vocalists Frank and George Simms. The world tour lasted six months and was extremely popular."" At the 1984 MTV Video Music Awards Bowie received two awards including the inaugural Video Vanguard Award. ""Tonight"" (1984), another dance-oriented album, found Bowie collaborating with Tina Turner and, once again, Iggy Pop. It included a number of cover songs, among them the 1966 Beach Boys hit ""God Only Knows"". The album bore the transatlantic Top 10 hit"
"George Underwood (artist) George Underwood (born 5 February 1947) is a British artist and musician. He is best known for designing album covers for numerous bands in the 1970s and his collaborations with long-term friend, singer-songwriter David Bowie. George Underwood attended Bromley Technical School where he developed an interest in music alongside classmates David Bowie and Peter Frampton. Underwood and Bowie's band, George and the Dragons was short-lived due to Underwood punching Bowie in the left eye while wearing a ring on his finger, during a fight over a girl, causing paralysis in Bowie's left pupil and his distinctive mismatched"
"now lives with his wife, Teresa Woo-Murray, and son, Marcus. Weldon Irvine David Bowie Iggy Pop Jerry Harrison George Murray (musician) George Murray is an American bass guitarist best known for his work with David Bowie on a number of Bowie's albums released in the 1970s. Murray was part of Bowie's rhythm section for much of the decade, alongside drummer Dennis Davis and guitarist Carlos Alomar. He studied at Bronx Community College and had toured Europe, South America and Canada with George McCrae as well as touring and performing with the Broadway plays ""Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope"" and"
"With Oliver Lake With others Joseph Bowie Joseph Bowie (born October 17, 1953) is an American jazz trombonist and vocalist. The brother of trumpeter Lester Bowie, Joseph is known for leading the jazz-punk group Defunkt and for membership in the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble. Bowie was greatly influenced by his older brothers, saxophonist Byron Bowie and trumpeter Lester Bowie. His first international tour was with Oliver Lake of the Black Artists Group in 1971. During this time in Paris, he worked with Alan Silva, Frank Wright, and Bobby Few. He also worked with Dr. John in Montreaux in 1973. He moved"
"Leah Wood Leah Wood (born 22 September 1978) is an American born British singer, who is the daughter of Rolling Stones band member Ronnie Wood and his wife Jo Wood. She attended Hurtwood House near Dorking, Surrey and Ibstock Place School in Roehampton, south-west London. Wood and her band have supported David Bowie on tour. She has backed the Global Cool climate change campaign. She's the leading lady of the music video of Bop Bop Baby by record-breaking pop band Westlife. She married Jack Macdonald at Southwark Cathedral in London on 21 June 2008. Wood gave birth to a daughter,"
"57, The Mudd Club, The Pyramid Club, and other venues, Nomi assembled various up-and-coming models, singers, artists, and musicians to perform live with him, including Joey Arias, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, John Sex and Kenny Scharf. He also appeared on Manhattan Cable's TV Party. David Bowie heard about Nomi's performances in New York and soon met him and Arias at the Mudd Club. Bowie hired them as performers and backup singers for his appearance on ""Saturday Night Live"" on December 15, 1979. The band performed ""TVC 15"", ""The Man Who Sold the World"", and ""Boys Keep Swinging"". During the performance"
"from ""★"" liner notes. Musicians Technical Blackstar (song) ""★"" (pronounced and stylised as ""Blackstar"") is a song by English rock musician David Bowie. It was released as the lead single from his twenty-fifth and final studio album of the same name on 19 November 2015. ""★"" peaked at number 61 on the UK Singles Chart, number 70 on the French Singles Chart and number 78 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. ""★"" received both the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song and the Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance at the 59th Grammy Awards. At 9:57, it is the longest song"
"Stardust and the Spiders from Mars"" album. In September 2016, Kingston University opened Visconti Studio, a tape-based recording studio in partnership with Visconti, the British Library and the Science Museum. Tony Visconti Anthony Edward Visconti (born April 24, 1944) is an American record producer, musician and singer. Since the late 1960s, he has worked with an array of performers. His lengthiest involvement was with David Bowie: intermittently from Bowie's second album in 1969 to the 2016 release ""Blackstar"", Visconti produced and occasionally performed on many of Bowie's albums. Visconti's work on ""Blackstar"" was cited in its Grammy Award for Best"
"I started working this way on the 'Ashes to Ashes' video with David Mallet. It was my first real big attempt and it won awards at the time for being a new way of doing videos."" Julien Temple and Bowie co-directed the video, which made the song's message explicit, showing a young couple's struggle against an uncaring society. Tony Selznik taught Bowie to roller skate for the video, recalling in 2013, ""David came across as very humble and in between careers, almost. He was disillusioned with the music industry. I taught him to skate in a parking lot. We shot"
"the better! Let's talk."" In October 2018, Mendes, together with producer Teddy Geiger, released a cover of ""Under Pressure"", the single by British band Queen and English singer David Bowie. The single will be part of a series of covers of Queen’s songs, released in celebration of Queen’s upcoming biopic titled Bohemian Rhapsody. The proceeds from the single will be donated to the ""Mercury Phoenix Trust"", an organization founded by the Queen bandmembers after Mercury's death, which helps fight against HIV/AIDS. Queen's manager, Jim Beach, expressed his gratitude to Shawn Mendes and Universal Music Group for helping the cause. On"
"Live Aid was intended to help. At a concert in London in 1995, almost ten years later to the day, Bon Jovi covered the song after being joined on stage by Geldof at Wembley Stadium. This recorded performance features on Bon Jovi's live album ""One Wild Night Live 1985–2001"", as well as on the bonus 2-CD edition of ""These Days"". Bon Jovi was again joined by Geldof for a performance of the song at The O2 Arena on 23 June 2010, the 10th night of their 12-night residency. Geldof himself performed a version of the song while hosting the Live"
"Renck (who also directed the music video for Bowie's previous single, ""★"") in November 2015; during the week of shooting, doctors reportedly informed Bowie the cancer was terminal and that they were ending treatment. The filming location was a studio in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The video is shown in a 1:1 aspect ratio and prominently features Bowie, appearing with a bandage and buttons sewn over his eyes, lying on a deathbed. A director's cut exists restoring the original widescreen aspect. The video finishes with Bowie retreating into a dark wardrobe. In the scenes featuring the wardrobe,"