David Bowie
GIVEN his undeniable place in pop culture, it should come as no surprise that the tributes to the legendary David Bowie are coming in thick and fast.

Artists from all over the world and of all manner of genres are taking to social media accounts to deliver their followers a rundown of what the iconic musician meant to their own lives, including those who Bowie counted among his friends and other artists which have been greatly influenced by him.

Among the most heartfelt messages come from those who knew him well, such as Iggy Pop and Tony Visconti.

Having worked with Bowie on various records (including his final outing Blackstar that was released mere days ago on his 69th birthday), Visconti has claimed that the LP was intended as his last contribution to culture.

Speaking via his Facebook, Visconti stated:

““He always did what he wanted to do and he wanted to do it his way and he wanted to do it the best way. His death was no different from his life – a work of Art. He made ‘Blackstar’ for us, his parting gift. I knew for a year this was the way it would be. I wasn’t, however, prepared for it. He was an extraordinary man, full of love and life. He will always be with us. For now, it is appropriate to cry.”

A man who’d also worked with Bowie frequently throughout his career a message from Iggy Pop appeared on his Twitter which proclaimed that: “David’s friendship was the light of my life. I never met such a brilliant person. He was the best there is.”

Meanwhile The Kinks took to social media to speak of their encounters with Bowie at the outset of his career as well as including the video to ‘Where Have All The Good Times Gone’, a song written by the band’s Ray Davies which was performed by the late musician on his Pin Ups LP.

Their full statement reads:

“RIP Bowie, a true genius. Davie Jones and the Manish Boys toured with The Kinks back in 1964 and ever since they have had a strong mutual admiration.

The Rolling Stones paid homage to the iconic artist both in unison and seperately, with the band’s official Twitter statement reading:

“The Rolling Stones are shocked and saddened to hear of the death of our dear friend David Bowie. As well as being a wonderful and kind man,  he was a extraordinary artist, and a true original.”

Ronnie Wood offered his own personal tribute, completed by a candid photo of himself, Bowie and Iggy Pop as well as well as a painting from the guitarist.

Brian Eno; the world renowned producer that was a pivotal part of Bowie’s Berlin period, left a touching public statement which chronicled their last interaction:

“David’s death came as a complete surprise, as did nearly everything else about him. I feel a huge gap now. We knew each other for over 40 years, in a friendship that was always tinged by echoes of [comic characters] Pete and Dud.”

“Over the last few years – with him living in New York and me in London – our connection was by email,” Eno continued. “We signed off with invented names: some of his were mr showbiz, milton keynes, rhoda borrocks and the duke of ear.”

“I received an email from him seven days ago. It was as funny as always, and as surreal, looping through word games and allusions and all the usual stuff we did. It ended with this sentence: ‘Thank you for our good times, brian. they will never rot’. And it was signed ‘Dawn’. I realise now he was saying goodbye.

One of the most unexpected yet no less poignant tributes came from the German foreign office, who thanked Bowie for his assistance in ‘bringing the wall down’.

Other tributes from artists ranging from Ryan Adams and Arcade Fire’s Win Butler to Savages and Gengahr can be found below:

Goodbye friend. So many tears, and so lucky to have passed in the same solar system.

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A true inspiration. What a guy. R.I.P ? A photo posted by gengahr (@gengahr) on