Overview
- Alexandria “Lexi” Zahra Jones marked the day with throwback photos and the caption, “Da big 79 today. Happy birthday pops, miss ya!”
- Iman shared a black-and-white photo of Bowie with the message, “A million feeling, A thousand thoughts A hundred memories…. YOU! Happy Heavenly Birthday.”
- The date also coincides with the 10th anniversary of Blackstar, released two days before Bowie’s death in January 2016.
- Collaborators and peers, including Tony Visconti, Anton Corbijn, Charlotte Hatherly and broadcaster Matt Everitt, posted remembrances of his influence.
- Bowie’s ‘Heroes’ has surged in streams after featuring in the Stranger Things finale, as new tributes and programming gain momentum.