How David Bowie’s Blackstar Turned Death into Art

Get Nebula with 40% off an annual subscription: https://nebula.tv/middle8 Watch the extended version of this video exclusively on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/middle8-how-bowie-turned-his-death-into-a-masterpiece-extended-cut Help me make more videos: https://www.patreon.com/middle8 Follow me for updates, behind-the-scenes and more: https://twitter.com/moremiddle8 https://instagram.com/moremiddle8/ On his 69th birthday, David Bowie released Blackstar. Two days later, he was gone. Crafted during his battle with cancer, Blackstar became Bowie’s final masterpiece – a bold work filled with mystery, invention and a sound unlike anything he’d done before. After his passing, its symbols and secrets took on a whole new meaning, transforming the album into a legacy waiting to be uncovered. Timestamps: 0:00 ★ 0:26 BOWIE’S FINAL ACT 1:41 JOURNEY TO BLACKSTAR 2:52 DANCING WITH THE END 4:08 THE MYSTERY OF BLACKSTAR 7:24 THE SOUND OF BLACKSTAR 11:00 THE STARMAN’S FAREWELL 19:30 THE LEGACY OF BLACKSTAR #Middle8 #DavidBowie #VideoEssay #MusicDocumentary #JazzRock