Ever since the death of David Bowie there have been a great many reports regarding what in retrospect would appear to be hidden messages from beyond the grave within his final album Blackstar. There is also a vast wealth of conspiracy theories by people who should really get out of the house more, such as the dimwit who found the time to come up with the idea that the K-West sign on the cover of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars was in fact a reference to hip hop buffoon Kanye West. As he died two days after the release of the album it stands to reason that he was leaving himself open to speculation, especially as he enjoyed the mystery element in his later years. Obviously we now know that the reason for his secrecy was that he was close to death, and it isn't totally unrealistic to imagine that such a meticulous planner could have laid a few crumbs out for his fans. Although it is doubtful that he could have known the exact day of his death, he must have known he didn't have long, something that a post-death look at the video for 'Lazarus' tells us.
Something that hasn't been reported on, mainly because I made the whole thing up while walking Jack, is that David Bowie predicted his career and death way back in 1967. The proof of this is in the lyrics to 'The Laughing Gnome'. Don't believe me? Of course you don't, this is all bollocks but let's go with it anyway.
I was walking down the high street
when I heard footsteps behind me.
Was he talking about his own ghost?
And there was a little old man
In scarlet and grey, shuffling away.
For such a colourful person, David Bowie wore grey on some occasions. Each picture depicts David Bowie as an older man than he was in 1967.
Then I put him on the train to Eastbourne
Carried his bag, gave him a fag
Eastbourne is a place jokingly referred to as a place where elderly people go to die, and long time smoker David Bowie died of cancer.
In the morning when I woke up
He was sitting on the edge of my bed
David Bowie appeared on a bed in the video for 'Lazarus' in which he appeared to be talking from beyond the grave.
If none of the above totally invented facts are not enough for you, how about the London Records label for 'The Laughing Gnome'? That's right, there's a black star on it and Bowie's final album was called Blackstar.
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