David Robert Jones, known professionally as David Bowie, a talented English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, arranger, painter, and actor who died on January 10, 2016 at the age of 69.
There were rumors within the industry regarding Bowie's ill health, but his battle with cancer was largely kept private.
The statement on Facebook read: "January 10 2016 - David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18 month battle with cancer. While many of you will share in this loss, we ask that you respect the family’s privacy during their time of grief."
His publicist is expected to make a lengthier statement shortly.
Bowie's death comes just two days after he released his 25th and final album Blackstar.
Here, below are some of vintage photographs of David Bowie taken in the 1960s, the early days of his career.
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| David Bowie in the 1960s |
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| David Bowie in the 1960s |
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| David on a rooftop on Manchester Street, London 1967 |
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| David Bowie on Dutch TV, 1966 |
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| David Bowie on Dutch TV, 1966 |
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| David Bowie on left, from his mod days |
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| A portrait of David Bowie in 1962 |
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| David Bowie, 1965 |
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| A portrait of David Bowie, 1966 |
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| David Bowie, 1966 |
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| David Bowie at Wembley Studios in London, March 1st 1966 |
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| David Bowie, 1968 |
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| David Bowie, 1968 |
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| David Bowie, 1969 |
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| David Bowie, ca. 1960s |
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| Portrait of a young mod David Bowie |
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| David Bowie, ca. 1960s |
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| David Bowie, October 1969 |
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| David Bowie's mod hair, 1966 |
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| Young David Bowie in the 1960s |
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| Young mod David Bowie |
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| 16-year-old David Bowie in 1963 |
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| A brooding sharp suited David Bowie in his mod days |
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| A mod David Bowie in the middle of 1960s |
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| A young mod David Bowie, 1964 |
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| David Bowie and Hermione Farthingale, 1968 |
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| David Bowie and Hermione Farthingale, 1968 |
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| David Bowie at producer Tony Visconti’s apartment in Lexham Gardens, west London, 1968 |
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| David Bowie at Wembley Studios in London, March 1st 1966 |
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| David in 1965 |
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| David in Hamburg, Germany, February 1968 |
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| David Bowie in London, 1969 |