The music world is reacting, of course, en masse to this morning’s news that David Bowie has died at the age of 69 after an 18-month battle with cancer.
Producer Tony Visconti has singled out Kendrick Lamar as an early inspiration for David Bowie‘s new album ‘Blackstar‘, which is out on January 8th next year, as the pair purposefully looked to avoid rock and roll.