His death was no different from his life - a work of art. He made Blackstar for us, his parting gift. I knew for a year this was the way it would be. I wasn't, however, prepared for it. He was an extraordinary man, full of love and life. He will always be with us. For now, it is appropriate to cry.
Visconti has previously spoken of creating the album, which was recorded in just three sessions over the course of three months at the beginning of 2015. It now appears the singer and those closest to him arranged its release at the end of his life, after 18 months of living with cancer.
In case he does not resurrect tomorrow like Lazarus, I'll say he was the greatest showman in the history of pop music. The last movie where he acted ("Bandslam", 2009) came recently in Finnish television.
In this mood of my disappearing stars I made a song last spring:
https://soundcloud.com/beta5/stars
