Music Legends Mourn David Bowie’s Death on Twitter, Instagram

The iconic singer David Bowie passed away on Monday after battling cancer for 18 long months

Iconic singer David Bowie passed away on January 11 after an 18-month battle with cancer. A statement was issued via his official social media profiles asking the public to respect the family’s privacy during their time of grief.

Music legends movie stars and others, many of whom had the opportunity to work with Bowie, took to Twitter to join fans in mourn the loss of the unforgettable singer and songwriter.

David was always an inspiration to me and a true original. He was wonderfully shameless in his work. 1/2

— Mick Jagger (@MickJagger) January 11, 2016

We had so many good times together. He was my friend, I will never forget him. 2/2 pic.twitter.com/9xfPj88x8b

— Mick Jagger (@MickJagger) January 11, 2016

Paul on @DavidBowieReal https://t.co/KVxmjBdYT1 pic.twitter.com/aNJi3BjAuv

— Paul McCartney (@PaulMcCartney) January 11, 2016

As John & I had very few friends, we felt David was as close as family. Sweet memories will stay with us forever. pic.twitter.com/WoZsztnm4E

— Yoko Ono (@yokoono) January 11, 2016

So lucky to have met you!!!! Hot Tramp I love you So! ❤️ #rebelheart pic.twitter.com/INKPRCeofK

— Madonna (@Madonna) January 11, 2016

The great David Bowie as Nikola Tesla in The Prestige pic.twitter.com/3lxs6thgLg

— Hugh Jackman (@RealHughJackman) January 11, 2016

@russellcrowe he will be truly missed. #legend #RIPDavidBowie pic.twitter.com/VIwF1hCnUk

— ρяσ∂ιgαℓƒαη (@prodigalfan) January 11, 2016

What a loss... I will never forget my years of love for your music. Dressing up. Interpretive dance. Belting out songs. #hunkydory Thankful I got to meet you and see you live in concert. #RIP #heartbroken 💔💔💔 #davidbowie #oneofakind

A photo posted by Naomi Watts (@naomiwatts) on Jan 11, 2016 at 9:41am PST

RIP David Bowie thank you for the amazing music,art and inspiration https://t.co/SXZEocu4Gz

— shruti haasan (@shrutihaasan) January 11, 2016

The great ones check out with their boots on. #DavidBowie #Lemmy #RIP https://t.co/HIy3COxzlY

— VISHAL DADLANI (@VishalDadlani) January 11, 2016

Unbelievable #DavidBowie #TheManWhoFellToEarth has gone into the light thank you for the inspiring music

— Ehsaan Noorani (@EhsaanNoorani) January 11, 2016