Tributes have been pouring in for David Bowie.
Planet Earth is blue - Bono pic.twitter.com/p4GVmnuQql
— U2 (@U2) January 11, 2016
Fans have been leaving flowers and candles outside what's thought to have been his childhood home in Brixton, in south London.
His publicist this morning confirmed the singers death from cancer at the age of 69.
He'd been battling with the disease for 18 months, and passed away yesterday, surrounded by his family.
His career spanned four decades - during that time he recorded 26 studio albums and 9 live albums...
David Bowie's publicist has confirmed that the singer has died.
The 69 year old musician has been battling cancer for the past 18 months.
His son - film director Duncan Jones - has tweeted that he's 'Very sorry and sad to say it's true'.
Very sorry and sad to say it's true. I'll be offline for a while. Love to all. pic.twitter.com/Kh2fq3tf9m
— Duncan Jones (@ManMadeMoon) January 11, 2016
He released his new album Blackstar last week.
His official Facebook page says "While many ....will share in this loss, we ask that you respect the familyÂ’s privacy during their time of grief"
Music journalists have been digesting the news all mornng. This from our own Paul Mc Loone
Such a sad day. Yet even in death, graceful, classy and elusively cool to the last. The loss is incalculable.R.I.P. pic.twitter.com/SL2Q0Kfgn9
— Paul McLoone (@PMcLoone) January 11, 2016
The British Prime Minister, David Cameron, also took to twitter to express his sadness
I grew up listening to and watching the pop genius David Bowie. He was a master of re-invention, who kept getting it right. A huge loss.
— David Cameron (@David_Cameron) January 11, 2016
