Gary Oldman Proclaims That “The World’s Gone To Sh*t” Since David Bowie Died

In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Gary Oldman reflected on his decades-long friendship with the late David Bowie, who died from cancer in 2016 at the age of 69. The two initially bonded over their similar upbringings in London, with Oldman admiring Bowie’s fearless creativity. “He was always pushing the envelope. He reinvented himself and his music many times,” Oldman says. “He was inspiring because he was a great innovator and not afraid to try things. It’s nothing conscious, but that rubs off.” The pair worked together on multiple projects, like the 1996 film, Basquiat, and Bowie’s music video for “The Next Day,” with Oldman emotionally paying tribute to the musician at the 2016 BRIT Awards. In the interview, Oldman expressed how deeply he still misses Bowie, while noting: “Don’t you feel that since he died, the world’s gone to sh*t? It was like he was cosmic glue or something. When he died, everything fell apart.” (NME)