The symbolism hardly seems coincidental in a Facebook post on Monday, Bowie’s producer, Tony Visconti, called the album “Blackstar” Bowie’s “parting gift” to his fans.īowie died just days after his 69th birthday, after an 18-month battle with cancer. His new off-Broadway musical is called Lazarus, and it turns Bowie’s penchant for avatars into an intriguing shell game: The disjointed production features actor Michael C.
Ain’t that just like me.”Īlso Read: When David Bowie Took the World's Smoothest Mug Shot (Photo) If the visual clues weren’t enough, the opening lyrics of the song are, “Look up here, I’m in heaven/I’ve got scars that can’t be seen.” The lyrics conclude, “Oh I’ll be free. First post I read on said group: 'I dont believe David Bowie is dead. Lazarus is also the title of an off- Broadway production for which Bowie wrote the score.Īt the end of the video, a twitching Bowie retreats backward into a wardrobe chest as if it were a tomb. In October 2015, David Bowie decided to end his cancer treatments after learning the disease had spread too far to recover from. Idly joined a Facebook group about Bowie today. “Lazarus,” named for the Biblical figure who rose from the dead, depicts the singer in what appears to be a hospital bed, a bandage wrapped across his eyes.Īs the video unfolds, Bowie briefly levitates, and is later depicted trembling with his arms outstretched.Īlso Read: David Bowie: In Praise of Rock's Restless Shape-Shifter As the press release notes, Lazarus is truly 'David Bowies final musical creation. Opening Monday at Off Broadway’s New York Theatre Workshop, Lazarus is inspired by Walter Tevis’ novel The Man Who Fell to Earth, which Nicolas Roeg made into a successful sci-fi film.
When David Bowie died Sunday, he left behind a video that hauntingly foreshadowing his demise. The musical Lazarus, which David Bowie helped develop will be available to stream early next year, it has been announced.The production will stream from 8 Jan. DecemTake a listen to David Bowies newest single Lazarus, which appears in his new off-Broadway play of the same name Andy Butterton/AP David Bowie ‘s new album.
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