(26 Dec 2016, 12:09 am)Jimmi wrote Wonder how many more 'big name' artists (musicians) where their deaths (not necessarily in 2016) would cause such a great deal of upset from their fans on such a wide scale. About the biggest name I can come up with is Madonna. Anyone remember when Michael Jackson went, you could not escape from hearing about his demise and hearing his music and tributes, that was probably the biggest death of a musician in the 21st century so far.
The one that got to me this year was the passing of Bowie, listen to his songs now and I still can't quite believe that he's gone, especially as it came completely out of nowhere. Prince was another sad loss this year.
Yep, Bowie really threw me. I could often say , nah, not in the mood, about his stuff, but it was such a central part of the past 40 odd years of my life that his death totally floored me.