David Bowie Is - Elvis Costello

Long time Bowie fan, Elvis Costello, discusses the Bowie albums which influenced him and The Attractions the most. Let us know your favourites in the comments below!

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David Bowie redefined musical genres and the potential of live performance for generations of music lovers. Creating and discarding a variety of personae and restlessly challenging musical boundaries, Bowie released timeless albums including Space Oddity, Hunky Dory, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust…, Aladdin Sane, Diamond Dogs, Young Americans, Station to Station, "Heroes,” Let's Dance, Heathen, The Next Day and many more. Blackstar, Bowie’s 28th and final studio album, was released on his 69th birthday, January 8, 2016. David Bowie died on January 10, 2016, two days after the release of Blackstar. His body of work, his influence on the worlds of music, art, fashion, film, theatre and beyond, and his legacy of innovation and reinvention will live forever. 2022 kicks off with Bowie at 75, a celebration of his 75th birthday with the Brilliant Adventure box set, the previously unreleased Toy, the 50th anniversary of Ziggy Stardust and a series of special events.

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[morningstar]

It's a great feeling when a musician you love is fan of another musician you love.

[Tawny]

To hear such a talented songwriter as Elvis Costello pay such a beautiful tribute to David Bowie, has made a bad day suddenly feel a lot better!

[TTVZiggy]

So nice to see Elvis Costello take part in this 😎

[markplank]

Yes, let’s continue to celebrate David Bowie!

[SB-ylng]

Few songs from black star, it hurts to know not going to hear more, ya that still hurts love your work ELVIS . I'll hear the rest of black star, wanted David to live forever. He is.

[muppetmike]

Elvis I love your music but Bowie was my hero and to hear you talk about him fondly is sweet thank you 😊

[dkno]

Bowie influenced all music genres. I love to hear other artists telling their stories about how he played a part in their music. ❤

[bobgaysummerland]

Black Star is art in sound. I listen to it a fair bit. It’s a heartfelt goodbye. I’m very happy he had the time to say goodbye. Sorry still that he had to.

[tramlad]

Love Elvis he is a great guy, brilliant writer, and has great taste in music, Elvis is a living legend.

[tjnewton]

Bowie and Costello always bucked trends and musical styles...have always regarded them both as paramount songwriters and artists.

[tonyawykle]

david bowie is one of my favorite music artists, live on david r.i.p to a living legend of all time. xoxo princess
p.s. he lives on

[leobrettchicca]

Ciao Elvis ho ancora 2 tuoi album Trust e Almost Blue 👏👏👏

[sue]

Wonderful David Bowie forever!
The best is yet to come! ⭐️♥️🙌😘😽🙏🌏

[Doc]

He’s absolutely right. Black Star is one of the greatest albums ever made. I listen to it now and the music is so beautiful throughout. Dollar Days is just incredible.

[twistedviewlabs]

omg, Bowie covering Shipbuilding would've been the equivalent to Jeff Buckley doing Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen) or Johnny Cash covering Hurt (Nine Inch Nails). Just sublime. definitely miss him but hey, he left us with amazing music & movies...so in a sense, he's eternal

[Muhdah]

Wonderful to hear Elvis Costello telling this DB story 🎶💙🎶

[ABM-mzpb]

I'm so surprised he only ever met Bowie once - I imagined all these guys are running into each other constantly

[dantaylor]

yeah the man changed the world. A magnificent person

[TheHarolda]

What a wonderful small piece of dedication there from one of the other great British songwriters. Yes, Blackstar is a magnificent album, up there in my top 3. StS is there and the heavily underrated 1. Outside, 74 amazing minutes of unpredictibility.

[dmlevitt]

hunky dory is my all time favorite bowie lp. but black star is fantastic. bowie doing "ship building" would have been stunning.