5 Moments That Uniquely Exemplified David Bowie

David Bowie would’ve turned 71 today (January 8), and since his passing, we know now more than ever that there was no other artist like him, and there likely will never be one quite like him ever again.  These five moments prove that.

Make no mistake that Bowie was an artist’s artist, but the man was funny, too.  Check out this compilation of moments he had with Conan O’Brien.

So many artists have covered Christmas classics, but few are responsible for the best renditions.  Think about it:  Is it really Christmas without listening to Bowie and Bing Crosby’s version of “The Little Drummer Boy (Peace On Earth)?”  The answer you’re looking for is “No.”

This clip from BBC Newsnight from 1999 of Bowie talking about the Internet is so spot-on, it gives us chills.

Bowie had a bone to pick with MTV in a 1983 interview and rightfully so.  In a video that was released by MTV shortly after his death, Bowie bluntly asks VJ Mark Goodman why there were so few black artists played on the network.  Bowie didn’t just bite one of the hands that fed him; he pretty much gnaws it off and spits it out.

No one knew it until it was too late, but Bowie’s final studio album Blackstar was his way of saying goodbye to all of his fans.  It was devastating and ridiculously cool all at the same time.  Blackstar would debut at number one on the Billboard 200 album chart.  It was his first number one album ever on the chart.  What a way to go.

Erica Banas is rock/classic rock news blogger that loves the smell of old vinyl in the morning.