Ashes to (C)Ashes: The bonds that fell to Earth

The legacy of Bowie Bonds

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It was with great sadness that I woke up on Monday morning to the news that David Bowie had passed away after a long battle with cancer.

He was one of the world's most influential and ground-breaking musicians in a career spanning almost 50 years. He was a true innovator; constantly experimenting and reinventing himself, his musical personas, his sound, appearance and style, and his enduring popularity transcended the changing styles in popular music around him. He was also a successful actor, a writer of hit songs and producer of hit albums for other artists. As a musician myself, I felt humbled by what he achieved in his musical career and blessed to have grown up with it. As I thought about his achievements, I wa...

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