Acclaimed actor Gary Oldman says it’s no coincidence that the “world’s gone to shit” since his longtime pal, David Bowie, died in January 2016.
Oldman opened up about his reference to Bowie throughout a current interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the place he emphasised the depths of their friendship: “We laughed loads — loads. He was very, very, very humorous, David,” the Oscar-winning actor revealed. “And we type of had comparable sorts of backgrounds, grew up in comparable neighborhoods” (Bowie and Oldman each grew up in South London).
The actor went on so as to add that Bowie was “inspiring” and “a terrific innovator and never afraid to strive issues,” amongst his many optimistic attributes. He additionally cited Bowie’s fixed innovation as an inspiration in his personal work.
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“Don’t you are feeling that since he died, the world’s gone to shit? It was like he was cosmic glue or one thing,” he mused concerning Bowie’s passing. “When he died, all the pieces fell aside. So, yeah, I miss him.” (Editor’s word: ten days after Bowie’s demise, Donald Trump was sworn in for his first time period as president.)
The pair’s friendship was properly documented, with Oldman delivering a heartfelt tribute whereas accepting Bowie’s posthumous Icon Award throughout the 2016 BRIT Awards shortly after the singer’s demise. Watch the acceptance speech beneath.
In 2017, Oldman curated a particular tribute to what would have been the Starman’s seventieth birthday. Held on the Brixton Academy in London, Oldman carried out a pair of Bowie classics (“Lifeless Man Strolling” and “The Man Who Bought the World”) on the present, which additionally noticed appearances from artists together with Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran, Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott, members of Spandau Ballet, La Roux, and extra.
Oldman carried out Tin Machine’s “I Can Learn” at a particular celebration for Bowie’s 74th birthday in 2021.
The 2 additionally collaborated artistically through the years, with each starring within the 1996 biopic, Basquiat. In 2013, Oldman appeared alongside French actress Marion Cotillard within the music video for the title observe of Bowie’s 2013 album, The Subsequent Day, which was written and conceived by Bowie, and directed by Floria Sigismondi.
