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David Bowie
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David Bowie
Age: 69 †
Born: 1947
Born: January 8
Died: 2016
Died: January 10
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My father worked for a children's home called Dr. Barnardo's Homes. They're a charity.
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It's odd but even when I was a kid, I would write about 'old and other times' as though I had a lot of years behind me. Now I do, so there is a difference in the weight of memory.
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I'm afraid of Americans I'm afraid of the world I'm afraid I can't help it.
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You would think that a rock star being married to a super-model would be one of the greatest things in the world. It is.
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