David Bowie’s Blackstar Was Inspired By Kendrick Lamar, Features James Murphy And Possible Reference To ISIS

Last week, David Bowie debuted his 10-minute-long single “Blackstar” with an appropriately epic video. Rolling Stone spoke with some of his collaborators about his new album, and there’s some interesting stuff in there! Apparently, ★ was inspired by Kendrick Lamar, according to his long-time producer Tony Visconti: We were listening to a lot of Kendrick […]

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21:08 on November 23 2015

David Bowie’s Blackstar Was Inspired By Kendrick Lamar, Features James Murphy And Possible Reference To ISIS

Stereogum — Last week, David Bowie debuted his 10-minute-long single “Blackstar” with an appropriately epic video. Rolling Stone spoke with some of his collaborators about his ne... more info

22:13 on November 23 2015

David Bowie's '★' features James Murphy and a jazz quartet, was inspired by Kendrick Lamar's new album

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Jimmy King Last week, David Bowie released the really great title track off his upcoming album '★' (pronounced "Blackstar") and now a new feature on Rolling S... more info

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