Quote: (04-21-2016 12:12 PM)TheOllam Wrote:
Dude was an original all the way
The same thing people were wrongly saying about Bowie.
How can he be "original all the way" when he was product of the postmodern era? His style and persona(s) was an amalgam of different influences and had everything to do with those that came before him (or alongside him): Chuck Berry, Little Richard, James Brown, Elvis, Hendrix, Sly Stone, Michael Jackson, heck even the Sting. Not to mention little influences he picked up from performance/art history, as well as countless characters he encountered on the streets (especially early on).
I realize we may get somewhat emotional and hyperbolic when our faves depart, but let's try to keep things in perspective.