The world is mourning David Bowie, who has died after an 18 month battle with cancer, aged just 69. The legendary musician, who is survived by his wife Iman, daughter Alexandria and son Duncan, was a regular visitor to Ireland and had many Irish pals, including BP Fallon.

Speaking to Neil Delamere on the Anton Savage Show this morning, BP Fallon, who has worked with and been friends with some of the biggest names in rock n roll, first met Bowie when he worked with Marc Bolan in the early 70's. He remembers Bowie as a fun guy, aware of everything in music and a wonderful artiste, unafraid to take risks.

David’s passing came after an 18 month battle with cancer. Poignantly, over the weekend ahead of his passing his wife Iman, tweeted on Saturday: "sometimes you will never know the true value of a moment until it becomes a memory."

BP recalled Bowie’s love for reaching out to his audience which often saw him play tiny Irish gigs including his run of shows with Tin Machine at the Baggot Inn in 1991, his marathon 1997 secret gig at The Factory and gigs at venues like The Olympia.

BP said his new album merits further attention now, not least his last single ‘Lazarus’  which could have been about his impending death.

The singer had just been celebrated in Dublin at the weekend with the first ever David Bowie Festival. On Thursday last week, we spoke to Gerry Leonard, who has been by Bowie's side for almost 15 years as a co-writer, producer and musical director. Listen here: