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Blackstar

David Bowie

Rock 2016

Blackstar is the twenty-sixth and final studio album by the English musician David Bowie. Released on 8 January 2016, Bowie's 69th birthday, the album was recorded in secret in New York City with his longtime co-producer Tony Visconti and a group of local jazz musicians: Donny McCaslin (saxophone), Jason Lindner (piano), Tim Lefebvre (bass) and Mark Guiliana (drums). Ben Monder and James Murphy contributed additional guitar and percussion, respectively.

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“he put this out the day before he died on his birthday and y'know, wrote his own eulogy, I think. It's honestly, as an artistic staple is... I don't know who's done that before.”

Young The Giant

Indie Rock Band· Ep #482 ·January 2017

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“I think that David Bowie went out with one of his greatest albums in his entire catalogue. And 'I Can't Give Everything Away' is a great way to go out too, last song on the album.”

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Braeden Lemasters · Cole Preston & Dylan Minnette· Ep #563 ·August 2018

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