I was recently reading an article written by Tony Parsons entitled “Man and Time” which featured some enlightening perspectives on our fleeting youth from David Bowie. It got me thinking that Bowie may be the coolest 62 year old on the planet. Here’s 3 awesome aspects of David Bowie:

1. The Parson’s interview:

Here’s some of Bowie’s perspective on life.

“Look, mate, one year is now just two percent of my life. But when I was 20, a year was five percent of my life. And when I was only ten years old, a year was ten percent of my life. So when I was a child, a year seemed to last a lifetime, because in relative terms, it did last a lifetime. One year was a very big chunk of time I had spent on earth. And now it’s just not. When you are pushing 50, a year is over in the blink of an eye.”

*See January 2009 British GQ for the rest of the article.

2. He performed with Arcade Fire simply because he liked them.

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Arcade Fire feat. David Bowie – Wake Up (Live at Radio City Music Hall)

3. Flight of the Conchords wrote a song about him.