Scott Walker’s surprise birthday message for David Bowie went viral today because it really is quite something
People have been paying tribute to Scott Walker, one of the most innovative and enduring songwriters of the 20th century, who has died aged 76.
So very sad to hear that Scott Walker has passed away, he was a huge influence on Radiohead and myself, showing me how i could use my voice and words. Met him once at Meltdown, such a kind gentle outsider. He will be very missed. https://t.co/v33Ey91hbn
— Thom Yorke (@thomyorke) March 25, 2019
Absolutely saddened shocked by the death of Scott Walker . He gave me so much inspiration so much I owe to him and modelled on him even down to my early S C hair cut and dark glasses .… https://t.co/ux5f9B1rjh
— Marc Almond (@MarcAlmond) March 25, 2019
RIP Scott Walker; an unforgettable voice like a cathedral lit by a sunset.
— Ian McMillan (@IMcMillan) March 25, 2019
So very sad to hear about Scott Walker…. truly one of the greats.. so unique and a real artist. On my way to work on the first day of recording OK Computer I passed him riding his bike on Chiswick High Street.. and when I got to the studio Thom was holding a copy of Scott 4..
— nigel godrich (@nigelgod) March 25, 2019
And one clip in particular went viral, not of Walker singing but a birthday message he once recorded for David Bowie.
Here’s what Darren Richman had to say about the clip, which he shard on Twitter.
‘RIP Scott Walker. Bowie’s reaction here tells you everything’
And it really is quite something.
RIP Scott Walker. Bowie's reaction here tells you everything pic.twitter.com/sYftBKF7ta
— Darren Richman (@darrenrichman) March 25, 2019
'seen God in the window'… Wow🙏❤️
— tasmin price. (@wildisthewind73) 25 March 2019
'on the other side of midnight' xxx
— hope dickson leach (@hopedickle) 25 March 2019
Other people shared it too.
Birthday message from Scott Walker to David Bowie https://t.co/cfKzcZFAKZ (Warning. In case you’re on a bus or something – it might make you cry)
— Jim Bob (@mrjimBob) 25 March 2019
Certainly did. Here’s to them both, on the other side of midnight.
— Rob Deering (@DeeringRob) 25 March 2019
