{"id":68709,"date":"2016-01-12T00:46:10","date_gmt":"2016-01-12T05:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=68709"},"modified":"2016-01-12T00:46:11","modified_gmt":"2016-01-12T05:46:11","slug":"canadian-celebrities-turn-to-social-media-in-tribute-to-david-bowie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2016\/01\/12\/canadian-celebrities-turn-to-social-media-in-tribute-to-david-bowie\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian celebrities turn to social media in tribute to David Bowie"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Legendary rock star icon David Bowie, died of cancer last Sunday morning at the age of 69 (Screenshot from David Bowie’s music video Valentine’s Day)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

TORONTO – David Bowie was a musical explorer who dared to tread where few others would, said the founder of La La La Human Steps, the Montreal-based dance group that toured with the singer more than 25 years ago.<\/p>\n

“It’s one thing to have ideas, but it’s another thing to have the courage to voice them,” said Edouard Lock in a phone interview from Paris.<\/p>\n

“He was very aware of where society was going and how he wanted to interact with it.”<\/p>\n

Lock was among the Canadian musicians and entertainers paying tribute on Monday to Bowie, who died of cancer at 69 a day earlier. The Weeknd, Will Arnett, Chantal Kreviazuk, the Sam Roberts Band, author Lynn Coady and former astronaut Chris Hadfield all posted praise for Bowie on social media.<\/p>\n

Lock had a unique relationship with Bowie, who eagerly pursued a collaboration with his dance company for years before it finally came to fruition.<\/p>\n

La La La Human Steps was initially selected by the singer to perform as part of his 1987 “Glass Spider” tour, but scheduling conflicts with the dance group sidelined their involvement.<\/p>\n

Bowie circled back a few years later for his “Sound+Vision Tour” in 1990, sparking a collaboration that Lock fondly remembers.<\/p>\n

“The way to his heart is through an idea,” said Lock, who served as artistic director for the tour.<\/p>\n

“If he thinks it’s going to bring him into new territories … he just goes for it.”<\/p>\n

Singer-songwriter Kreviazuk posted a photo of Bowie on Instagram and wrote she felt the “tragic and permanent impact of death” when she heard the news.<\/p>\n

Other fans quoted favorite song lyrics, including Toronto-born comedian and actor Arnett, who picked Bowie’s 1971 track “Quicksand.”<\/p>\n

“You were my all time,” Arnett wrote of Bowie on Twitter. “You were the greatest. We’ll miss you more than you’ll ever know.”<\/p>\n

The Sam Roberts Band tweeted of an `”unpayable debt” to Bowie. “He taught us to never let the dust settle, to always push further into the unknown. RIP.”<\/p>\n

Author Lynn Coady posted this tweet: “Think I’ll just watch Labyrinth & cry all day, like I did when I was 15.”<\/p>\n

A more straightforward tribute came from singer the Weeknd, who tweeted a simple “Rest in peace” message.<\/p>\n

Hadfield, who became a viral sensation in 2013 for his acoustic rendition of Bowie’s “Space Oddity,” tapped into the star’s intergalactic persona.<\/p>\n

He wrote on Twitter: “Your brilliance inspired us all. Goodbye Starman.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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