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His death vs Bowie's


There's only a 2 year difference in their ages when they died but I feel like Bowie's is considered more tragic. Like in articles I've read called Bowie's death a tragedy but none really about Johnny Cash's. Either way I wish both could've lived at least 10 more years.

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what a strange post, death V death

You need to get out more

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godewey himself died September, 2018 from health issues.

He was a charming fellow who was so friendly to everyone.

I didn't really know the man personally though his humor here suggests he stared death in the face going one foot forward and with a lot of character.

No one is truly dead when their memory lives on.

~~/o/

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Do you know what is real name was so I can look up his obituary?

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August 22, 2021 Sunday 9:50 PM ET

Unfortunately no. Your best lead is another familiar film talk -rival- site (abbreviated fb; not facebook). At least one person who frequents there knew him better than most. Hope that's a start.

~~/o/

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i'm trying to watch as many movies as possible, I need to get out less.

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This is a very subjective perception. I think Bowie's passing was more surprising, which might seem more tragic, and Johnny was obviously in poor health late in his career. And while I imagine there are many people such as yourself who admire both men, on it's face it would seem that their fan bases are very dissimilar. I won't even try to hazard a guess as to which artist had a bigger impact on the culture at large, but it might make for an interesting debate. Heck, an argument might be made for Freddie Mercury being bigger than either of them, although that's not one I would make.

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Johnny strummed a guitar and ranted mostly , Bowie defined a generation by his shape shifting artistic approach to the musical world, a world to which he personally contributed less musically and more by his ever changing voice and willingness to experiment.

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Bowie sold out in the 1980s. Johnny never did.

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No argument from me, but Johnny's rock solid persona and unwillingness to alter his approach when I'm sure there was some pressure to do so, makes him rather satisfying as someone to admire. Even the late stuff produced by whoever that guy is, sounds more like great suggestions for him to cover in his inimitable fashion, rather than trying to modernize his sound.
But when it comes down to it, trying to put JC and DB in the same conversation is like comparing Abe Lincoln to Lou Reed.

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Not comparing the quality of their music, comparing the impact they had on the music world. Both put out a shitload of music and are considered very influential to the younger generation of musicians. I guess it’s just fun to make unusal comparisons.

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I think both were very badass which is damn good enough to put them both in the same conversation imo.

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They both stand out to me as old school musicians of have a ton of lesser known songs that are really good. Can you think of any others?

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People thought of Bowie as forever young, or forever ageless.

Cash, on the other hand, never seemed young. Even when he was actually young and new on the scene, he seemed world-weary and old before his time. There was an age difference of fifteen years between then, but Cash seemed about fifty years older.

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