A woman crys as she visits a makeshift memorial outside the home of David Bowie in the Manhattan borough of New York City, January 11, 2016. [Photo/Agencies] |
"My entire career, I've only really worked with the same subject matter," Bowie said in a 2002 interview. "The trousers may change, but the actual words and subjects I've always chosen to write with are things to do with isolation, abandonment, fear and anxiety-all of the high points of one's life."
At a concert for rescue workers after the 2001 World Trade Center attacks, his performance of Heroes was a highlight.