Read powerful tributes to David Bowie from Iggy Pop, Paul McCartney, Brian Eno, and other artists

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published 11 January 2016

After David Bowie died Sunday, celebrities rushed to grieve his contributions as both an artist and a friend. Here is a very small fraction of the eloquent reactions online Monday:

Iggy Pop:

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Very sad news to wake up to on this raining morning. David was a great star and I treasure the moments we had together. His music played a very strong part in British musical history and I'm proud to think of the huge influence he has had on people all around the world.I send my deepest sympathies to his family and will always remember the great laughs we had through the years. His star will shine in the sky forever. [Paul McCartney]

David's death came as a complete surprise, as did nearly everything else about him. I feel a huge gap now [...] I received an email from him seven days ago. It was as funny as always, and as surreal, looping through word games and allusions and all the usual stuff we did. It ended with this sentence: "Thank you for our good times, Brian. they will never rot." And it was signed "Dawn."I realize now he was saying goodbye. [The Telegraph]

He always did what he wanted to do. And he wanted to do it his way and he wanted to do it the best way. His death was no different from his life - a work of Art. He made Blackstar for us, his parting gift. I knew for a year this was the way it would be. I wasn't, however, prepared for it. He was an extraordinary man, full of love and life. He will always be with us. For now, it is appropriate to cry. [Facebook]

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Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.

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