David Bowie did not know he was dying until final few months | Music | The Guardian
'David Bowie only discovered his cancer was terminal three months before he died, according to a documentary marking the anniversary of the superstar’s death. '
'Whately said Bowie would consume a book a day.“I remember him once emailing me about American female soccer,” said Whately. “Who would have thought that David Bowie was a female soccer fan?'
'Describing how they sat chatting backstage, despite Bowie being noticeably weakened by his illness, Van Hove said: “He got through the night. '
'The film, David Bowie: The Last Five Years – due to air on BBC2 on Saturday night, a day before what would have been the singer’s 70th birthday – reveals that Bowie discovered his treatment was to be stopped while he was filming the music video for his final single, Lazarus. '
'I don’t think anyone knew him.”Out of respect for the privacy that Bowie valued so highly, Whately did not interview any of his family members and the film focuses on his musical, not his personal, life. '
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'David Bowie only discovered his cancer was terminal three months before he died, according to a documentary marking the anniversary of the superstar’s death. '
'Whately said Bowie would consume a book a day.“I remember him once emailing me about American female soccer,” said Whately. “Who would have thought that David Bowie was a female soccer fan?'
'Describing how they sat chatting backstage, despite Bowie being noticeably weakened by his illness, Van Hove said: “He got through the night. '
'The film, David Bowie: The Last Five Years – due to air on BBC2 on Saturday night, a day before what would have been the singer’s 70th birthday – reveals that Bowie discovered his treatment was to be stopped while he was filming the music video for his final single, Lazarus. '
'I don’t think anyone knew him.”Out of respect for the privacy that Bowie valued so highly, Whately did not interview any of his family members and the film focuses on his musical, not his personal, life. '
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