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David Bowie died in January 2016. Hardly anyone knew how seriously sick he was. At the same time, the singer left – as if it were of course – with a “black star” one last large work.
For years now, a meme has been haunted by the Internet, which at the same time makes many amusement and sad. You can see a kind of flipchart in January 2016, the death of the singer and a rapid arrow down. Tenor: The world has been in front of the dogs since David Bowies.
Hollywood star Gary Oldman has now confirmed that it is not a coincidence that everything has been getting worse since Bowie’s death (especially ten days later Donald Trump came into office!). In a conversation with the “Hollywood Reporter” he spoke about his special connection to the singer. When it came to the note after the meme, he replied: “Do you also have the feeling that the world has been going down the stream since his death? He was like a cosmic adhesive or something.”
Common humor, common origin
The actor continues: “When he died, everything collapsed. Yes, I miss him.” The Oscar winner revealed that Bowie was very funny (“We laughed a lot!”) And the origin of the two in similar quarters quickly caused a special wire. Bowie and Oldman both grew up in South London.
For the “Slow Horses” actor, the musician was a “great innovator who was not afraid to try things out”. That was also a great inspiration for him and his work on the theater or in front of the camera.
Both Oldman and Bowie kept talking about their common friendship. The actor also held a warm laudation when he received the posthumous icon award for the singer shortly after the singer’s death at the Brit Awards in 2016. In 2017, Oldman also curated a memory event for Bowie on his 70th birthday and also played two of his songs, “Dead Man Walking” and “The Man Who Sold The World”.