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* After never getting a UsefulNotes/GrammyAward for his music during his lifetime (his only wins were for the "Jazzin' for Blue Jean" video and a Lifetime Achievement Award) ''Blackstar'' racked up five a year after his death.

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* After never getting a UsefulNotes/GrammyAward MediaNotes/GrammyAward for his music during his lifetime (his only wins were for the "Jazzin' for Blue Jean" video and a Lifetime Achievement Award) ''Blackstar'' racked up five a year after his death.
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** "Heroes" also prominently features Robert Fripp of Music/KingCrimson on several tracks, which is impressive because he hadn't played professionally for three years before Bowie recruited him. Bowie essentially brought Fripp out of retirement. Aside from his amazing work on the title track, Fripp also nailed the guitar part for "Beauty & The Beast" in one take (while jet-lagged no less).

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** "Heroes" also prominently features Robert Fripp Music/RobertFripp of Music/KingCrimson on several tracks, which is impressive because he hadn't played professionally for three years before Bowie recruited him. Bowie essentially brought Fripp out of retirement. Aside from his amazing work on the title track, Fripp also nailed the guitar part for "Beauty & The Beast" in one take (while jet-lagged no less).
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** "Heroes" also prominently features Robert Fripp of Music/KingCrimson on several tracks, which is impressive because he hadn't played professionally for three years before Bowie recruited him. Bowie essentially brought Robert Fripp out of retirement. Aside from his amazing work on the title track, he also nailed the guitar part for "Beauty & The Beast" in one take (while jet-lagged no less).

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** "Heroes" also prominently features Robert Fripp of Music/KingCrimson on several tracks, which is impressive because he hadn't played professionally for three years before Bowie recruited him. Bowie essentially brought Robert brought Fripp out of retirement. Aside from his amazing work on the title track, he Fripp also nailed the guitar part for "Beauty & The Beast" in one take (while jet-lagged no less).
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** Alongside all this -- ''and'' producing material for artists such as Music/MottTheHoople, Music/LouReed, and Music/IggyPop (co-writing and performing on both of the latter's 1977 albums and touring with him that year as his pianist) and making ''Film/TheManWhoFellToEarth'' -- he would deal with a crumbling marriage (with a toddler-aged son caught in the middle), substance addictions that damaged his health and sanity, money problems, and a drawn-out split from manager Tony [=DeFries=] during this period. He wouldn't fully move past all of these problems until the early 1980s. Far too many musicians have ''died'' for fewer problems than these, and yet he not only lived through it but accomplished so much of worth...

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** Alongside all this -- ''and'' producing material for artists such as Music/MottTheHoople, Music/LouReed, and Music/IggyPop (co-writing and performing on both of the latter's 1977 albums and touring with him that year as his pianist) and making ''Film/TheManWhoFellToEarth'' -- he would deal with a crumbling marriage (with [[Creator/DuncanJones a toddler-aged son son]] caught in the middle), substance addictions that damaged his health and sanity, money problems, and a drawn-out split from manager Tony [=DeFries=] during this period. He wouldn't fully move past all of these problems until the early 1980s. Far too many musicians have ''died'' for fewer problems than these, and yet he not only lived through it but accomplished so much of worth...
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** To give an example of the awesomeness of the ''"Heroes"'' album, Music/JohnLennon is quoted that his mission when writing ''Music/DoubleFantasy'' was to make something half as good as ''"Heroes"'' was.

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** To give an example of the awesomeness of the ''"Heroes"'' album, Music/JohnLennon is quoted that his mission when writing ''Music/DoubleFantasy'' ''Double Fantasy'' was to make something half as good as ''"Heroes"'' was.
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* His DyingMomentOfAwesome: After battling cancer for 18 months and keeping it a complete secret from everyone, he released the ''Music/{{Blackstar}}'' album, an insanely dense puzzle box for the fans to pick apart as they remembered him, dying just two days later.

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* His DyingMomentOfAwesome: After battling cancer for 18 months and keeping it a complete secret from everyone, he released the ''Music/{{Blackstar}}'' ''Music/BlackstarAlbum'' album, an insanely dense puzzle box for the fans to pick apart as they remembered him, dying just two days later.



* After never getting a Grammy Award for his music during his lifetime (his only wins were for the "Jazzin' for Blue Jean" video and a Lifetime Achievement Award) ''Blackstar'' racked up five a year after his death.

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* After never getting a Grammy Award UsefulNotes/GrammyAward for his music during his lifetime (his only wins were for the "Jazzin' for Blue Jean" video and a Lifetime Achievement Award) ''Blackstar'' racked up five a year after his death.
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* "Under Pressure" from the Music/FreddieMercury tribute concert...performed by Bowie and [[Music/{{Eurhythmics}} Annie Lennox]]. Chills guaranteed every time.

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* "Under Pressure" from the Music/FreddieMercury tribute concert...performed by Bowie and [[Music/{{Eurhythmics}} [[Music/{{Eurythmics}} Annie Lennox]]. Chills guaranteed every time.

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