News of 69-year-old pop legend David Bowie’s death after a private battle with cancer shocked the world tonight.
Fans the world over are grieving as social media sites fill with tributes to the musical master of reinvention.
Iman Abdulmajid, Bowie’s wife of almost 24 years, also took to social media to pay tribute to her late husband, posting one image on Instagram that read “sometimes you don’t know the true vale of a moment until it becomes a memory.”
A photo posted by IMAN (@the_real_iman) on
Many celebrities are also sharing their sadness at the loss of one of their own – a respected innovator, a mentor and a friend to many.
I just lost a hero. RIP David Bowie.
— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) January 11, 2016
David Bowie was a true innovator, a true creative. May he rest in peace ???????? #RIPDavidBowie
— Pharrell Williams (@Pharrell) January 11, 2016
#letsdance in your honor, and celebrate your life and all that you inspired #RipDavidBowie #nevecampbell pic.twitter.com/bQfQGscRbD
— Sarah Michelle (@SarahMGellar) January 11, 2016
Currently blasting around the Phelps household. A true musical legend. #ripdavidbowie https://t.co/bH4EFzq6t7
— Oliver Phelps (@OliverPhelps) January 11, 2016
So sad.. #DavidBowie was & will always be ART that lives on forever.. Fearless & unapologetic.. #RIPDavidBowie pic.twitter.com/iWyrSNl8f0
— Wilmer Valderrama (@WValderrama) January 11, 2016
#RIPDavidBowie https://t.co/tgNhfpv2Ny What an amazing musician.
— Hilltop Hoods (@hilltophoods) January 11, 2016
#RIPDavidBowie His impact on music was undeniable! We'll never forget you! pic.twitter.com/S1ceRams2c
— Angel | Lady Gaga (@MonstersSpain) January 11, 2016
David Bowie was one of my most important inspirations, so fearless, so creative, he gave us magic for a lifetime.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) January 11, 2016
Rip Father of all us freaks. Sad sad day. Love always Legendary singer David Bowie dies at 69 https://t.co/ezRx7NVhSC # via HuffPostEnt
— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) January 11, 2016
deeply sad to hear about david bowie / his work means more to me than I can express. what incredible things he did that last forever
— jackantonoff (@jackantonoff) January 11, 2016
R.I.P. David Bowie. You were an icon, you changed the idea of what a man should be, your musical genius will live on pic.twitter.com/29ijZOh6Kp
— Frances Bean Cobain (@alka_seltzer666) January 11, 2016
"…Stepping through the door." Stunned and deeply saddened by David Bowie's passing. #RIPDavidBowie
— Lou Diamond Phillips (@LouDPhillips) January 11, 2016
What terribly sad news to wake up to. One of the immortals. #AshestoAshes
— Stephen Fry (@stephenfry) January 11, 2016
Rest in peace, David. pic.twitter.com/9Kv9yM9igh
— Foo Fighters (@foofighters) January 11, 2016
So much love to @DavidBowieReal 's family right now. what a great loss.
— sia (@Sia) January 11, 2016
Nearly brought to tears by sudden news of @DavidBowieReal David Bowie's passing RIP
— Billy Idol (@BillyIdol) January 11, 2016
David Bowie, you will be sorely missed. Bowie's “Changes” and the Ziggy story songs were a major influence for me. pic.twitter.com/N1nkD9h82W
— Gene Simmons (@genesimmons) January 11, 2016
RIP David . I loved your music. I loved you. One of the greatest performance artists to have ever lived. #sorrow
— Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) January 11, 2016
I grew up listening to and watching the pop genius David Bowie. He was a master of re-invention, who kept getting it right. A huge loss.
— David Cameron (@David_Cameron) January 11, 2016
RIP David Bowie :( this was taken last night at my gig.. He was such an icon.. There is no other like him and there likely never will be. Big inspiration for me growing up. A photo posted by Ruby Rose (@rubyrose) on
