It was announced last night that pop star David Bowie had passed away from cancer at the age of 69 after an 18-month illness. Bowie’s widow, supermodel Iman, however, seemed hopeful in the hours leading up to her late-husband’s passing.
On Saturday Iman posted the following to her Twitter, with the simple caption, “Rise”:
Rise #imandaily pic.twitter.com/GUZxpddfY4
— Iman Abdulmajid (@The_Real_IMAN) January 9, 2016
Then just hours before Bowie’s official Facebook page announced the musician’s death, Iman posted the following rather cryptic tweet:
Rise #imandaily pic.twitter.com/pkR1L1zXJ0
— Iman Abdulmajid (@The_Real_IMAN) January 10, 2016
Iman hasn’t tweeted since the Facebook announcement, which asked similarly grieving fans to “respect the family’s privacy during their time of grief.”
Bowie’s son, Duncan Jones, took to Twitter only briefly yesterday to confirm his father’s untimely passing:
Very sorry and sad to say it's true. I'll be offline for a while. Love to all. pic.twitter.com/Kh2fq3tf9m
— Duncan Jones (@ManMadeMoon) January 11, 2016
News of Bowie’s January 10th passing was an especially hard pill to swallow in light of the release of his 25th studio album “Blackstar” and his 69th birthday, which coincided two days prior.
Musicians influenced by Bowie run the gamut, from Marilyn Manson to Kanye West:
Marilyn Manson: David Bowie 'Changed My Life Forever' https://t.co/yG0N1kEIsM
— Marilyn Manson (@marilynmanson) January 11, 2016
sweet David Bowie. 😔
— Alanis Morissette (@Alanis) January 11, 2016
Dear Bowie-Thanks for helping us oddballs find a place to exists.
"I love how it all went down
We were such… https://t.co/AUHDGDjr7A— Indigo Girls (@Indigo_Girls) January 11, 2016
David Bowie is still 1 of the best 2 EVER do it!His art transcended color & $ boundaries. May God bless his soul. pic.twitter.com/CWpVyZWRzh
— COMMON (@common) January 11, 2016
Along with Duncan and Iman, Bowie is survived by his daughter Alexandria Zahra Jones.
