Orange County’s Alex Karlsson, a Swedish-Amrican singer/songwriter, was among the millions touched by David Bowie. But Karlsson may have been the first to record a tribute song — “Where Are U Ziggy.”
Karlsson said he was sorry “if this video is a bit rushed. I wanted to make sure I got this done the same day David passed away. RIP – Will miss him.”
Other cultural icons and average fans shared their grief and love as well, including Yoko Ono and Madonna.
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DAVID BOWIEJohn and David respected each other. They were well matched in intellect and talent. As John and I had very…
Posted by Yoko Ono on Monday, January 11, 2016
January 10 2016 – David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18 month battle… https://t.co/ENRSiT43Zy
— David Bowie Official (@DavidBowieReal) January 11, 2016
Bye Bye, Bowie. I’ll see you on Mars. pic.twitter.com/XXyP17fbXD
— Robert Pasbani (@robinjection) January 11, 2016
everyone, all ages, deeply moved & saddened by the passing of #David Bowie. I took him to the pub in1969 & said: You are the future. He was.
— annie nightingale (@aanightingale) January 11, 2016
Craziest thing is Bowie just put out such a vital and free record. What a god.
— tom boy 2016 (@HowToDressWell) January 11, 2016
Death never kills beauty.
#Bowie pic.twitter.com/2x6FtMZh6F
— Politics Punked (@PoliticsPunked) January 11, 2016
British astronaut Tim Peake has paid tribute to David Bowie from actual space https://t.co/eNEeFRYMne pic.twitter.com/yCgjHnghwT
— NME (@NME) January 11, 2016
I’ll never forget hearing Under Pressure for the first time – David Bowie was a fearless original with the power to charm. We’ll miss him.
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) January 11, 2016
Scores of newspapers and magazines all over the world requesting me to write/talk about Bowie. My tribute to him is to decline them all.
— Irvine Welsh (@IrvineWelsh) January 11, 2016
The stars do, indeed, look very different today, Bowie. Safe passage in your return to stardust. pic.twitter.com/9MpzFOEVfA
— refinery29 (@Refinery29) January 11, 2016