The Man Who Failed To Earth

The death of David Bowie has elicited a wide range of reactions--from pensive prelates to caustic critics. Dr Anthony Towey writes in his blog Music Theology and Justice.

For Cardinal Ravasi, he was a kindred spirit in his searching and his suffering. For Giles Fraser in The Guardian, he was a self-obsessed pop idol who deliberately distanced himself from ordinary people and the concerns of everyday life.

While one of my colleagues regarded him as a "self-indulgent sh*t," another is grateful that locals inspired by watching him in a Beckenham pub continue to be the mainstay of the parish music group. I have followed his career from "Laughing Gnome" to "Blackstar." Part of the problem in trying to offer a balanced assessment of David Bowie is that he spent a goodly part of his artistic energies trying to keep everyone off-balance.

To read on see: https://musictheologyjustice.wordpress.com/2016/01/27/the-man-who-failed-to-earth/