20 Great David Bowie Moments

 When a truly iconic figure dies, any attempt to properly remember that person is doomed to failure. When the truly iconic figure is David Bowie, standard obituaries aren’t just trite; they become thin and glib and insignificant. There’s just no way for a writer to possibly trace Bowie’s influence. It can’t be done. Looking at the musical landscape today, it’s possible to see traces of Bowie all over the place. If you’re looking for it, you can find it in Kanye West, in Grimes, in Dawn Richard, in Tame Impala, in Janelle Monaé, in St. Vincent, in Sleater-Kinney, in Young Thug. And that’s even before you get into Bowie’s seismic influence on fashion, on art, on film, on science fiction, on identity and sexuality. His life contained multitudes. You can’t encapsulate all of it. It can’t be done.

So rather than attempt to sum up the fullness of Bowie’s life — I’ve already failed at that — I’ve tried something else instead: A collection of 20 fairly random moments from Bowie’s career that I had fun thinking about.

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