This was just posted to the David Bowie FB page. It should make clear how his family feels about the concerts in respect to his wishes.

https://www.facebook.com/...e/?fref=nf

THANK YOU

The family of David Bowie is currently making arrangements for a private ceremony celebrating the memory of their beloved husband, father and friend.

They ask once again that their privacy be respected at this most sensitive of times.

We are overwhelmed by and grateful for the love and support shown throughout the world.

However, it is important to note that while the concerts and tributes planned for the coming weeks are all welcome, none are official memorials organized or endorsed by the family.

Just as each and every one of us found something unique in David's music, we welcome everyone’s celebration of his life as they see fit.

I hate you cancer .. thnx a lot god you asshole for this illness, you can create reality but you cant eliminate cancer n shit . *&^#$@#

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hifidelity67 said:

People die everyday n they go unmentioned .. wonder why these ppl get treated diff. I hate you cancer .. thnx a lot god you asshole for this illness, you can create reality but you cant eliminate cancer n shit . *&^#$@#

Uhm, those people are not known by millions of people around the world. These people have not created something that has enriched and accompanied the lives of millions of people around the world. So, there you go.

Cancer is a natural cause of death as such. It's the second most frequent cause of death after heart failure. Animals get cancer all the time too.

Of course, it's an entirely different deal how long David Bowie would have lived without his smoking, drinking and drug habits. He cleaned up a bit too late, it seems.

xperience319 said:

babynoz said:

BartVanHemelen said:

Goddammit now Alan Rickman has died. 69, also cancer.

Same age too....69.

Celine Dion's husband just died today as well from cancer...

feeluupp said:

babynoz said:

Same age too....69.

Celine Dion's husband just died today as well from cancer...

Wow! It's an epidemic... lots of well known people kicking the bucket lately.

You got crazy legs, you got amazing head
You got rings on your fingers and your hair's hot red
You got wit from your tongue, name on the sun
your hearts on chest 'cause you're the only one

your school was a pleasure

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SeventeenDayze said:

SeventeenDayze said:

So basically Prince is a mashup of Little Richard and David Bowie!

— totally.

KingSausage said:

novabrkr said:

I tried to think of what Bowie song might fit Prince's setlist and I'm starting to think he could just start doing "Fame" in the way he's been doing "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" for years.

A no-brainer, really.

It would be nice if he did something more obscure, like "Absolute Beginners", but the point should be that people in the audience show be able to recognize what he's playing as a Bowie song.

[Edited 1/13/16 12:42pm]

Golden Years!

I would go with "Young Americans".

BartVanHemelen said:

Goddammit now Alan Rickman has died. 69, also cancer.

Geez. There must have been a lack of angels up there recently.

"Call off Christmas", definitely.

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This BBC 6 radio show plays a 1971 "David Bowie & Friends" concert from 1971 during the last 30 minutes. Did anyone know this? I didn't. Very exciting!

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Listen here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/prog...s/b06tx3l6

this song .. cant help thinking of me

bonatoc said:

KingSausage said:

novabrkr said: Golden Years!

I would go with "Young Americans".

novabrkr said:

Cancer is a natural cause of death as such. It's the second most frequent cause of death after heart failure. Animals get cancer all the time too.

Of course, it's an entirely different deal how long David Bowie would have lived without his smoking, drinking and drug habits. He cleaned up a bit too late, it seems.

Interesting opinion....I actually wondered about something similar. It makes you wonder about the long-term effects of drug use. I don't know much about cocaine but I wonder if it does permanent damage to the heart. I imagine that it would. Does anyone on the Org know about the long-term effects of cocaine?

bonatoc said:

SeventeenDayze said:

So basically Prince is a mashup of Little Richard and David Bowie!

— totally.

Yeah, Prince is the baby of those two fellas

SeventeenDayze said:

novabrkr said:

Cancer is a natural cause of death as such. It's the second most frequent cause of death after heart failure. Animals get cancer all the time too.

Of course, it's an entirely different deal how long David Bowie would have lived without his smoking, drinking and drug habits. He cleaned up a bit too late, it seems.

Interesting opinion....I actually wondered about something similar. It makes you wonder about the long-term effects of drug use. I don't know much about cocaine but I wonder if it does permanent damage to the heart. I imagine that it would. Does anyone on the Org know about the long-term effects of cocaine?

It does sadly catch up with you. Not in a good way either. I just attended Natalie Cole's funeral. She cleaned up her act. But it caught up with her anyway. I have friends that have passed that were heavy users. Cocaine speeds up your heart rate & keeps you up sometimes for days That's why it attracts so many entertainers who need a lot of energy to perform.

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

SeventeenDayze said:

Interesting opinion....I actually wondered about something similar. It makes you wonder about the long-term effects of drug use. I don't know much about cocaine but I wonder if it does permanent damage to the heart. I imagine that it would. Does anyone on the Org know about the long-term effects of cocaine?

It does sadly catch up with you. Not in a good way either. I just attended Natalie Cole's funeral. She cleaned up her act. But it caught up with her anyway. I have friends that have passed that were heavy users. Cocaine speeds up your heart rate & keeps you up sometimes for days That's why it attracts so many entertainers who need a lot of energy to perform.

Yeah I was thinking about James Gandolfini's death that happened a few years ago and I read somewhere that he also used cocaine a lot when he was younger. Wow, how was Natalie Cole's funeral? I only saw a few pictures. I haven't checked Youtube for video yet but I'm sure it's up by now. Sorry to hear about your friends that passed. Were they addicted for several years or was it kind of a short-term phase? I remember seeing on an episode of Oprah's talk show that they showed brain scans of people who routinely did ecstasy and it showed holes in the brains of people...the drug decayed brain tissue! It was shocking.

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bonatoc said:

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

SeventeenDayze said:

Interesting opinion....I actually wondered about something similar. It makes you wonder about the long-term effects of drug use. I don't know much about cocaine but I wonder if it does permanent damage to the heart. I imagine that it would. Does anyone on the Org know about the long-term effects of cocaine?

It does sadly catch up with you. Not in a good way either. I just attended Natalie Cole's funeral. She cleaned up her act. But it caught up with her anyway. I have friends that have passed that were heavy users. Cocaine speeds up your heart rate & keeps you up sometimes for days That's why it attracts so many entertainers who need a lot of energy to perform.

but doing drugs doesnt give u cancer....

luvsexy4all said:

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

It does sadly catch up with you. Not in a good way either. I just attended Natalie Cole's funeral. She cleaned up her act. But it caught up with her anyway. I have friends that have passed that were heavy users. Cocaine speeds up your heart rate & keeps you up sometimes for days That's why it attracts so many entertainers who need a lot of energy to perform.

but doing drugs doesnt give u cancer....

I don't think that's what KCool was suggesting....it seemed more like a "side note" comment.

h

KingSausage said:

novabrkr said:

I tried to think of what Bowie song might fit Prince's setlist and I'm starting to think he could just start doing "Fame" in the way he's been doing "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" for years.

A no-brainer, really.

It would be nice if he did something more obscure, like "Absolute Beginners", but the point should be that people in the audience show be able to recognize what he's playing as a Bowie song.

[Edited 1/13/16 12:42pm]

Golden Years!

Yes!!

SeventeenDayze said:

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

It does sadly catch up with you. Not in a good way either. I just attended Natalie Cole's funeral. She cleaned up her act. But it caught up with her anyway. I have friends that have passed that were heavy users. Cocaine speeds up your heart rate & keeps you up sometimes for days That's why it attracts so many entertainers who need a lot of energy to perform.

Yeah I was thinking about James Gandolfini's death that happened a few years ago and I read somewhere that he also used cocaine a lot when he was younger. Wow, how was Natalie Cole's funeral? I only saw a few pictures. I haven't checked Youtube for video yet but I'm sure it's up by now. Sorry to hear about your friends that passed. Were they addicted for several years or was it kind of a short-term phase? I remember seeing on an episode of Oprah's talk show that they showed brain scans of people who routinely did ecstasy and it showed holes in the brains of people...the drug decayed brain tissue! It was shocking.

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Natalie's funeral was touching,classy,honest,sad & humorous just like Natalie. It was so many of black Hollywood there. They loved her. I'm so glad I went to see her return to her father.

Btw I never said doing drugs give you cancer.

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free2bfreeda said:

h

Nice 80s hair there

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

SeventeenDayze said:

Yeah I was thinking about James Gandolfini's death that happened a few years ago and I read somewhere that he also used cocaine a lot when he was younger. Wow, how was Natalie Cole's funeral? I only saw a few pictures. I haven't checked Youtube for video yet but I'm sure it's up by now. Sorry to hear about your friends that passed. Were they addicted for several years or was it kind of a short-term phase? I remember seeing on an episode of Oprah's talk show that they showed brain scans of people who routinely did ecstasy and it showed holes in the brains of people...the drug decayed brain tissue! It was shocking.

[Edited 1/14/16 18:19pm]

Natalie's funeral was touching,classy,honest,sad & humorous just like Natalie. It was so many of black Hollywood there. They loved her. I'm so glad I went to see her return to her father.

Btw I never said doing drugs give you cancer. Although Bowie did have liver cancer which may have originated as lung cancer & spread to his liver. He was a heavy smoker. He also had several heart attacks.

Wow, thanks for sharing about the funeral. I'll check it out on Youtube soon. It's weird how many of these folks in the music industry end up dying from drug overdoses or perhaps diseases or conditions that may (or may not) have been started by (or at least worsened by) heavy drug use.

David Bowie's Family Issues Statement on Singer's Death

"We are overwhelmed by and grateful for the love and support shown throughout the world"

The family of David Bowie has thanked fans around the world for their "love and support" in a note on Facebook. They also requested that their privacy continue to be respected as they plan a private ceremony celebrating the late singer.

15 Great David Bowie Performances »

"The family of David Bowie is currently making arrangements for a private ceremony celebrating the memory of their beloved husband, father and friend," the post reads. "They ask once again that their privacy be respected at this most sensitive of times. We are overwhelmed by and grateful for the love and support shown throughout the world."

Bowie's death has inspired myriad tributes from musicians and fans, and a concert in his honor has been scheduled for March 31st at New York's Carnegie Hall featuring the Roots, Cyndi Lauper, the Mountain Goats, Heart's Ann Wilson, Perry Farrell and Jakob Dylan. A smaller show, per the BBC, boasting longtime Bowie producer Tony Visconti was held in Toronto on Tuesday.

Bowie's family, however, noted that "while the concerts and tributes planned for the coming weeks are all welcome, none are official memorials organized or endorsed by the family. Just as each and every one of us found something unique in David's music, we welcome everyone's celebration of his life as they see fit."

Bowie died on Sunday after an 18-month battle with cancer, which he largely concealed as he continued to work on a musical stage production, Lazarus, and his final album, ★ (pronounced "Blackstar"). In an interview with Rolling Stone, Visconti said that in the weeks leading up to his death, Bowie had written and demo-ed five new songs for a planned follow-up to Blackstar.

"I was thrilled," Visconti said, "and I thought, and he thought, that he'd have a few months, at least. Obviously, if he's excited about doing his next album, he must've thought he had a few more months. So the end must've been very rapid. I'm not privy to it. I don't know exactly, but he must've taken ill very quickly after that phone call."

Read more: http://www.rollingstone.c...z3xHiYrERx

[Edited 1/14/16 20:41pm]

free2bfreeda said:

David Bowie's Family Issues Statement on Singer's Death

"We are overwhelmed by and grateful for the love and support shown throughout the world"

By Jon Blistein January 14, 2016

The family of David Bowie has thanked fans around the world for their "love and support" in a note on Facebook. They also requested that their privacy continue to be respected as they plan a private ceremony celebrating the late singer.

15 Great David Bowie Performances »

"The family of David Bowie is currently making arrangements for a private ceremony celebrating the memory of their beloved husband, father and friend," the post reads. "They ask once again that their privacy be respected at this most sensitive of times. We are overwhelmed by and grateful for the love and support shown throughout the world."

Bowie's death has inspired myriad tributes from musicians and fans, and a concert in his honor has been scheduled for March 31st at New York's Carnegie Hall featuring the Roots, Cyndi Lauper, the Mountain Goats, Heart's Ann Wilson, Perry Farrell and Jakob Dylan. A smaller show, per the BBC, boasting longtime Bowie producer Tony Visconti was held in Toronto on Tuesday.

Bowie's family, however, noted that "while the concerts and tributes planned for the coming weeks are all welcome, none are official memorials organized or endorsed by the family. Just as each and every one of us found something unique in David's music, we welcome everyone's celebration of his life as they see fit."

Bowie died on Sunday after an 18-month battle with cancer, which he largely concealed as he continued to work on a musical stage production, Lazarus, and his final album, ★ (pronounced "Blackstar"). In an interview with Rolling Stone, Visconti said that in the weeks leading up to his death, Bowie had written and demo-ed five new songs for a planned follow-up to Blackstar.

"I was thrilled," Visconti said, "and I thought, and he thought, that he'd have a few months, at least. Obviously, if he's excited about doing his next album, he must've thought he had a few more months. So the end must've been very rapid. I'm not privy to it. I don't know exactly, but he must've taken ill very quickly after that phone call."

Read more: http://www.rollingstone.c...z3xHiYrERx

[Edited 1/14/16 20:41pm]

Yep, as I said before earlier in this thread even the family is saying "Thanks but all these memorials etc are UNOFFICIAL and not endorsed by the family" because HE DIDN'T WANT THAT!!!

(drops mic)

: http://www.davidbowie.com...iman-54526

[Edited 1/15/16 0:42am]

SeventeenDayze said:

free2bfreeda said:

David Bowie's Family Issues Statement on Singer's Death

"We are overwhelmed by and grateful for the love and support shown throughout the world"

By Jon Blistein January 14, 2016

The family of David Bowie has thanked fans around the world for their "love and support" in a note on Facebook. They also requested that their privacy continue to be respected as they plan a private ceremony celebrating the late singer.

15 Great David Bowie Performances »

"The family of David Bowie is currently making arrangements for a private ceremony celebrating the memory of their beloved husband, father and friend," the post reads. "They ask once again that their privacy be respected at this most sensitive of times. We are overwhelmed by and grateful for the love and support shown throughout the world."

Bowie's death has inspired myriad tributes from musicians and fans, and a concert in his honor has been scheduled for March 31st at New York's Carnegie Hall featuring the Roots, Cyndi Lauper, the Mountain Goats, Heart's Ann Wilson, Perry Farrell and Jakob Dylan. A smaller show, per the BBC, boasting longtime Bowie producer Tony Visconti was held in Toronto on Tuesday.

Bowie's family, however, noted that "while the concerts and tributes planned for the coming weeks are all welcome, none are official memorials organized or endorsed by the family. Just as each and every one of us found something unique in David's music, we welcome everyone's celebration of his life as they see fit."

Yep, as I said before earlier in this thread even the family is saying "Thanks but all these memorials etc are UNOFFICIAL and not endorsed by the family" because HE DIDN'T WANT THAT!!!

(drops mic)

: http://www.nme.com/blogs/...vid-bowie\

Why Thousands Of Us Flock...wie's Life

free2bfreeda said:

SeventeenDayze said:

Yep, as I said before earlier in this thread even the family is saying "Thanks but all these memorials etc are UNOFFICIAL and not endorsed by the family" because HE DIDN'T WANT THAT!!!

(drops mic)

: http://www.nme.com/blogs/...vid-bowie\

Why Thousands Of Us Flock...wie's Life

For God's sake Freeda!!! Don't act like you didn't see my previous posts saying that I saw the celebrations of the fans in England. That is TOTALLY different than FORMAL, ORGANIZED and "STAR-STUDDED" events that likely the stars are STILL getting "appearance fees" for performing...geez, you know EXACTLY what I was talking about earlier but nice try though.

One of the worst forms of disrespect is to have your dying wishes not respected. It burns me up. I've even had asshole family members who have blatantly told me they weren't going to do what I wanted at my funeral if something should happen to me....that shit burns me up like nothing else!

[You are derailing the thread. Please keep it on topic, thanks - luv4u]

THANK YOU

The family of David Bowie is currently making arrangements for a private ceremony celebrating the memory of their beloved husband, father and friend.

They ask once again that their privacy be respected at this most sensitive of times.

We are overwhelmed by and grateful for the love and support shown throughout the world.

However, it is important to note that while the concerts and tributes planned for the coming weeks are all welcome, none are official memorials organized or endorsed by the family.

Just as each and every one of us found something unique in David's music, we welcome everyone's celebration of his life as they see fit.

Please move on and keep the thread on topic. If you have an issue with someone, rather than bitch and whine in the forum ............ just take it to orgnotes with that other person. Please don't derail and/or ruin the thread, thanks - luv4u]