A birthday

[ksmith]

As has been reported elsewhere, today is David Bowie's 60th birthday.

I've been a fan of his since he was 26.

Do you have any idea how terrifying this is?

Comments

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

Maybe not. But I needed to spread it around.

[alfreda89.livejournal.com]

Ok, I can deal with that. ;^)

It just seems wrong, somehow, that the Goblin King is getting older. (Unlike Mick Jagger, who has looked like a piece of shrunken leather for years.)

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

I saw Bowie perform 3 years (yikes--already?) ago. As good as he looks in photos, he looks better in person. Just Too Cool to Live.

With Robert Plant gone, he's the unchallenged Style King...

[alfreda89.livejournal.com]

...and probably the most creative musical artist alive -- others follow in his footsteps and create waves of new categories while he's running off to start something else.

Re: With Robert Plant gone, he's the unchallenged Style King...

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

Where did Plant go? He's still around, isn't he?

Funny--Plant is the Eternal Hippie to me. Maybe I don't put them in the same category because I'm not a big Plant fan, but Bowie will always have it all over him, imho.

Although apparently he's a copycat. Mick Jagger was quoted as saying "Don't wear a new pair of shoes around him."

Re: With Robert Plant gone, he's the unchallenged Style King...

[alfreda89.livejournal.com]

Okay -- I *think* it was Plant. Who was the other rock singer who wore the great suits in his videos? Died hysterically young a couple of years ago. Just having breakfast with his longtime girlfriend and keeled over. Now I can't remember one of his big songs...lights on but no one's home....

Bowie and he would trade off every other year for "best dressed rocker".

Re: With Robert Plant gone, he's the unchallenged Style King...

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

Robert Palmer. "Addicted to Love," etc...

I really liked him, but he aged so fast.

Re: With Robert Plant gone, he's the unchallenged Style King...

[alfreda89.livejournal.com]

You're right -- Palmer. The "substitute another word starting with the same letter and close but not exact in meaning" syndrome strikes again.

Yes -- his genes or hard living did tell more in his face, sort of like Rod Stewart.

Why can't they age like Tony Bennett?! ;^)