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DavidBowie，一位伟大的音乐巨匠陨落了，享年69岁。
没想到懂音乐的小朋友们还真不少，这两天经常看到有学生发文发图来悼念DavidBowie，纪念他的的传奇，他的贡献，他带给这个世界不一样的音乐。
伟大之人必有过人神奇之处，我们一起来看看传奇是如何炼就的！

SingerDavidBowie,oneofthemostinfluentialmusiciansofhisera,hasdiedofcancerattheageof69.Astatementwasissuedonhissocialmediaaccounts,sayinghe"diedpeacefully,surroundedbyhisfamily"afteran"18-monthbattlewithcancer".

Tributeshavebeenpaidfromaroundtheworldtothe"extraordinaryartist"whoselastalbumwasreleaseddaysago.

SirPaulMcCartneysaidhewould"alwaysrememberthegreatlaughs"thepairshared,sayinginastatement:"DavidwasagreatstarandItreasurethemomentswehadtogether."HismusicplayedaverystrongpartinBritishmusicalhistoryandI'mproudtothinkofthehugeinfluencehehashadonpeopleallaroundtheworld."

TheRollingStonespaidtributeto"anextraordinaryartist"anda"trueoriginal".
BrianMay,guitaristwithQueen-withwhomBowiecollaboratedonUnderPressure-describedhimas"afearsometalent".

Madonnasaidshewas"devastated",writingonFacebookthatBowie"changedthecourse"ofherlifeaftershesawhimperform-herfirsteverconcert."Ifoundhimsoinspiringandinnovative,"shewrote."Uniqueandprovocative.Arealgenius."

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BowiewasbornDavidJonesinBrixton,southLondon,on8Januaryin1947.Hechangedhisnamein1966afterTheMonkees'DavyJonesachievedstardom.

HewasinseveralbandsbeforehesignedwithMercuryRecords,whichreleasedhisalbumSpaceOddityin1969,withthetitletrackbecominghisfirstUKnumberone.
Hisbreakthroughcamewith1972'sTheRiseandFallofZiggyStardustandtheSpidersFromMars.

AlongwiththeBeatles,StonesandElvisPresley,Bowiedefinedwhatpopmusiccouldandshouldbe.Hebroughtarttothepopparty,infusinghismusicandperformanceswiththeavant-gardeideasofMerceCunningham,JohnCageandAndyWarhol.

Heturnedpopinanewdirectionin1972withtheintroductionofhis