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The Death of David Bowie, 9 Years Later: Inside the Legendary Artist’s Private Cancer Battle and Why Iman Says He Is Still ‘Ever Present’

David Bowie died on Jan. 10, 2016, following a private, 18-month-long battle with cancer. Here’s everything to know about the music legend’s death and the legacy he left behind.

The video hauntingly refers to death and rebirth: It features the music legend confined to a hospital bed and lyrics such as “Look up here/I’m in heaven,” leaving fans to wonder if Bowie knew the end was near. I can’t say that life’s pains or more tragic episodes have been diminished because of it, but it has allowed me so many moments of companionship when I have been lonely and a sublime means of communications when I have wanted to touch people. In addition to celebrity tributes from the likes of Madonna, Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney and Yoko Ono, memorials popped up throughout London and outside his former apartment in Berlin and his New York home shortly after his death was announced.

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