TRIBUTES FOR DAVID BOWIE:
DUNCAN JONES, BOWIE'S SON, POSTING A PICTURE OF THE SINGER ON TWITTER:
MICK JAGGER:
"David was always an inspiration to me and a true original. He was wonderfully shameless in his work. We had so many good times together... He was my friend. I will never forget him."
YOKO ONO:
"As John & I had very few friends, we felt David was as close as family. After John died, David was always there for Sean and me. When Sean was at boarding school in Switzerland, David would pick him up and take him on trips to museums and let Sean hang out at his recording studio in Geneva. For Sean this is losing another father figure. It will be hard for him, I know. But we have some sweet memories which will stay with us forever."
SINGER PHARRELL WILLIAMS:
"David Bowie was a true innovator, a true creative. May he rest in peace."
THE ROLLING STONES' OFFICIAL TWITTER ACCOUNT:
"As well as being a wonderful and kind man, he was an extraordinary artist, and a true original."
QUEEN DRUMMER ROGER TAYLOR:
"David Bowie: The cleverest and most interestingly brilliant man of our time. What a vacuum he leaves, and how he will be missed. Roger"
IGGY POP, SINGER:
"David's friendship was the light of my life. I never met such a brilliant person. He was the best there is."
PAUL MCCARTNEY, SINGER:
"David was a great star and I treasure the moments we had together. His music played a very strong part in British musical history and I'm proud to think of the huge influence he has had on people all around the world ... His star will shine in the sky forever."
JIMMY PAGE, FORMER LED ZEPPELIN LEAD GUITARIST:
"Bowie was an innovator, a unique artist with a vision that changed the face of popular music. He is greatly missed."
GARY KEMP, ACTOR AND SPANDAU BALLET MEMBER:
"Shocked to the core. It feels as if the world has suddenly gone out of joint."
MADONNA, SINGER:
"Im Devastated! This great Artist changed my life! First concert i ever saw in Detroit! R.I.P."
KANYE WEST, RAPPER:
"David Bowie was one of my most important inspirations, so fearless, so creative, he gave us magic for a lifetime."
GENE SIMMONS, ex-KISS FRONTMAN AND ROCK SINGER:
"David Bowie, you will be sorely missed. Bowie's 'Changes' and the Ziggy story songs were a major influence for me."
IRISH SINGER HOZIER:
"Unthinkable. The world has lost one of the most important artists and icons of our time. I was moved immeasurably by David Bowie. RIP."
MARIAH CAREY:
"David Bowie we will remember your brilliance. Heartfelt condolences to family, friends & fans around the world."
JOSH GROBAN:
"He never seemed of this earth. Now he's left it. He bent rules, gender, genres, and our minds. RIP David Bowie. One. Of. A. Kind."
BETTE MIDLER:
"Bowie WAS The Man Who Fell to Earth. Curious, brilliant, enigmatic and sweet. We needed him and he appeared, changing our perceptions forever."
ACTOR MARK RUFFALO:
"Rip Father of all us freaks. Sad sad day. Love always."
FORMER ASTRONAUT CHRIS HADFIELD WHO PERFORMED `SPACE ODDITY' ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION IN 2013.
"Ashes to ashes, dust to stardust. Your brilliance inspired us all. Goodbye Starman."
GERMAN FOREIGN OFFICE:
"Good-bye, David Bowie. You are now among (hash)Heroes. Thank you for helping to bring down the (hash)wall."
ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY JUSTIN WELBY:
"I remember sitting listening to his songs endlessly in the '70s particularly and always really relishing what he was, what he did, the impact he had."
BRITISH PRIME MINISTER DAVID CAMERON:
"Genius is an over-used word but I think musically, creatively, artistically David Bowie was a genius. For someone of my age he provided a lot of the soundtrack of our lives."
TONY VISCONTI, MUSIC PRODUCER AND LONG-TERM BOWIE COLLABORATOR:
"His death was no different from his life - a work of Art. He made 'Blackstar' for us, his parting gift. I knew for a year this was the way it would be. I wasn't, however, prepared for it. He was an extraordinary man, full of love and life. He will always be with us. For now, it is appropriate to cry."
GIANFRANCO RAVASI, CARDINAL AND HEAD OF THE VATICAN'S CULTURE COUNCIL, QUOTING "SPACE ODDITY" LYRICS:
"Ground Control to Major Tom
Commencing countdown, engines on
Check ignition and may God's love be with you (David Bowie)"
