Well, this is just great.

Lemmy dies at the end of 2015  (age 70) and now David Bowie’s death starts off 2016 (age 69).

Everybody is dying!

You had better appreciate people while you can.

They will be gone sooner than you think.

An inspiration to millions of fans, he made whatever music and art he wanted to whenever it suited him.

He didn’t follow trends.

He created them.

Truly, a one-of-a-kind individual.

He had been diagnosed with liver cancer eighteen months earlier, fighting it until the end.

And just to show how devoted he was to his music, his art, and his fans, he literally wrote and produced his final album from his death bed.

Take THAT you lazy bastards!

Bowie’s producer Tony Visconti wrote:

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.