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I remember exactly where I was when I heard that David Bowie had died.

It was 2.30 in the morning of Monday, January 11th, 2016.

I was already having a restless night, so instead of just staring at the ceiling for another hour,

I picked up my phone. Maybe that would help me sleep. Instead, I found that my phone was blowing up.

News was breaking that Bowie had died the previous afternoon. My initial reaction was this surely was

another internet hoax. This was Bowie. He was special, probably immortal.

Yeah, sure, he had his health problems, but he had the best health care money could buy from

anywhere in the world. And besides, the man had just released a brand new album that Friday. It was

barely three days old. He couldn't be dead. Yet the news was true. Bowie was gone, a victim of liver cancer

that had been diagnosed about 18 months earlier. And just like that, one of the most important

musical artists of all time was gone. We've now had many years to reflect on Bowie's legacy,

and many people can't help noticing that the world kind of

started going to hell after he died. I mean, just think of all the things that we've been through

politically, socially, economically, and technologically since then. Trump presidencies, Brexit,

Putin, Ukraine, COVID, Gaza, the rise of AI in not so beneficial ways. I'm sure it's all a coincidence, but it's no exaggeration to say that since Bowie died,

we've transitioned into a completely different world.

Yet one thing remains, David Bowie still matters.

In fact, he may matter more than ever before. Here, let me explain.

This is the ongoing history of new music podcast with Alan Cross.

Look up here. I'm in heaven. I've got scars that can't be seen

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