Q | March 2016
DAVID BOWIE: THE INSIDE STORY OF ALL HIS ALBUMS
We had almost completed work on our David Bowie retrospective when the shocking news of his death from cancer grimly greeted the dawn of 11 January. Our original mission was to tell the story behind each of his albums, designed to lend context and perspective to his latest and last recording, the magnificent Blackstar. While we proceeded to add and adjust some pieces accordingly, a detailed map of all his recorded output seemed a fitting epitaph. Because that’s what will remain after we are all dust: Bowie’s era-defining, genre-straddling, imitation-defying back catalogue. While the world mourns one of its brightest lights going out, David Bowie’s immortality is assured by the music he left behind for us all. Not only did he design our lives. He offered something for future generations to aim for as well
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Q March 2016.