Rock icon and Labyrinth star David Bowie has died, 18 months after being diagnosed with cancer.
The 69-year-old singer died's death was confirmed in a Facebook post from his official page:
"David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18 month battle with cancer. While many of you will share in this loss, we ask that you respect the family's privacy during their time of grief."
Posting on Twitter, Bowie's son, the film director Duncan Jones, also confirmed the news.
Very sorry and sad to say it's true. I'll be offline for a while. Love to all. pic.twitter.com/Kh2fq3tf9m
— Duncan Jones (@ManMadeMoon)
January 11, 2016
His publicist also confirmed the news. The singer just released his latest album, Blackstar, last week.
Bowie, born David Robert Jones, starred in Jim Henson's 1986 fantasy adventure film Labyrinth as The Goblin King. It was released 25 albums in his career.
"My entire career, I've only really worked with the same subject matter," Bowie said in a 2002 interview. "The trousers may change, but the actual words and subjects I've always chosen to write with are things to do with isolation, abandonment, fear and anxiety all of the high points of one's life."
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