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Music was positive, and the 70s was a more unsettled decade. bowie gave voice to that and stylistically hei changed. and he defined that time in the 80s and 90s but again this record reminded you he was an extraordinary artist, and it's an absolute cliche, but as i said at the start, perhaps alongside bob dylan, he's one of the two great male rock stars there's ever been. it's a valid question to ask if we'll ever see anyone of his ilk again. >> talk to us about the 70s when he was coming up with all these different characters, what the critics were saying. was there a lot of criticism about s...

A huge loss. he's right. this is the situation with the david bowie who went quiet for a while. we were expecting so much more from time. we're going to take a short break. rebecca's son has been with us in los angeles. we'll come back with more on this story on the other side of the break. stay with us. i have asthma... ...one of many pieces in my life. so when my asthma symptoms kept coming back on my long-term control medicine, i talked to my doctor and found a missing piece in my asthma treatment. once-daily breo prevents asthma symptoms. breo is for adults with asthma not well controlle...

Efforts. he is inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 1996, and he alevreceived the grammy life achievement award in 2006. a statement on his facebook page reads he died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18-month battle with cancer. we ask that you respect the family's privacy during their time of grief. we are now joined on the phone by the music editor at the guardian and he joins us to talk about this. casper, thank you for your time. first we want to get your reaction to this sad news of the passing of david bow -- bowie. >> it was a shock. there was no ...

Museum. they focussed on his collaborations. if you look at his career, the it was many of the collaborations which drove his creativity and allowed him to keep reinventing hymn. we talked about what he did in the 60s and 70s but in the 80s, he was doing heavy metal. in the 90s, it was drum and base. his latest album was only released on friday. he was still relevant. >> it's quite shocking. we're still kind of absorbing all of this as everyone in london in as well. we'll continue to check in with you in the hours ahead. and joining us now to talk more about david bowie is an entertainment r...

2016. these articles were the hoaxes. we at the hollywood reporter were able to get confirmation directly from david bowie's representatives. i think that's what other news outlets have now done, but certainly the nature of it, because nobody had any idea he was sick, especially so sick. there's just a lot of shock and disbelief going around, and people don't want to believe it. we don't want to believe the news. >> and also, the idea of a man who lived and worked in front of the camera in the public eye for two long, we've seen with other celebrities, like robin williams who had his own is...