I'm sad as well but since he had a cigarette in his hand as often as not, far from imagining him to be an eternal presence, I've feared this day would come for a very long time. Sixty-nine is far too young.
It's weird to think about. David Bowie was David Bowie for as long as I've been alive. He was simply part of the fabric of existence. The definition of cool and class. The world is less interesting without him.