[djf]

Wow.

Never before have I seen so many threads about a recently departed person.

Especially from a conservative board!

If anything else, I think it proves what an icon he was!

RIP, Mr. Bowie!

[dfwgator]

You could make the case that outside of Elvis he was the biggest icon of the rock era, in terms of solo artists.

[colinhester]

I know. I was really expecting a lot of Bowie-bashing. I’m pleasantly surprised...

[AnotherUnixGeek]

If anything else, I think it proves what an icon he was!"

It goes to show how big a part of our lives Bowie's music was - part of the "soundtrack of our lives", pardon the cliche. I've been listening to David Bowie since I was in grade school.

And two other factors:

1) The music he made back in the '70s still sounds fresh and innovative.

2) He was still making good music almost literally until the day he died.

RIP