Vanhalen 0 Report post Posted July 9, 2004 Music legend David Bowie is recovering at home in New York after emergency heart surgery. Bowie, 57, had an operation last month in Germany - where he was on tour - to treat "an acutely blocked artery", his spokesman said. He left hospital earlier this week and is convalescing at home in New York, the spokesman added. Some of Bowie's legions of fans have begun leaving 'get well' messages on internet fan site message boards. The star's cancellation last month of 11 European dates was originally attributed to a shoulder injury. The spokesman said Bowie sought treatment for what was thought to a be a pinched nerve in his shoulder after performing at a festival in the north-western German town of Scheessel. It was then that doctors discovered he had an acutely blocked artery that required an emergency procedure known as an angioplasty. The spokesman said Bowie hoped to return to work next month, and to begin recording over the next year. "I can't wait to be fully recovered and get back to work again," Bowie said. Bowie's spokesman said there would be no further update on his condition in the immediate future. Bowie became embroiled in the health scare in the middle of a 62-day tour of North America and Europe. He cancelled his remaining European shows, including Scotland's T in the Park, having already pulled out of concerts in Vienna and Salzburg. The cancellation affected 11 European dates including the high-profile Roskilde festival in Denmark. Last month he also suffered the indignity of being hit in the eye with a lollipop, thrown on to the stage by a fan, at a concert in Oslo, Norway. Although pictures showed the lolly stick actually caught in his eye, he was not injured and continued the concert. Bowie, real name David Jones, was born in Brixton, south London, and began his music career in the 1960s, making his first major breakthrough with the song Space Oddity in 1969. Bowie is one of rock's most influential musicians His 1972 album, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, is widely regarded as one of the most influential albums in rock history. Throughout the 1970s he became famous for adopting a number of different characters and personae, from glam-rock king Ziggy to the so-called Thin White Duke. His later 1970s experimental albums such as Heroes and Low were influential on younger generations of electronic artists, while his myriad images have had a significant impact on the fashion world. Despite a lukewarm response from critics to most of his recorded output during the past two decades, he is considered to have hit a return to form with his past couple of albums, while continuing to sell out concert halls around the world. During the last decade Bowie became one of the first rock artists to embrace the internet, setting up Bowienet, in part as a showcase for emerging visual artists. He is married to Somalian supermodel Iman, and the couple live in a luxurious Manhattan apartment with their daughter Alexandria, three. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KTID 0 Report post Posted July 12, 2004 Bowie pulling out of T In The Park was by far the biggest dissappointment of my life. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
