Peter Piranha created the petition as 'a tongue-in-cheek thing I did off the cuff,' he told Business Insider by email. On others he is rapping with his own lyrics over Bowie’s music.' It's not clear exactly where rumour of West's Bowie project came from, though the Independent suggests it arrives via not-always-reliable British tabloid the Daily Star, which reported (based on an unnamed source) that West is working on the album: 'Some are straightforward covers with Kanye actually singing. Legendary musician David Bowie died earlier this month after a secret battle with cancer, prompting a global outpouring of grief.

The petition, started by 'Peter Piranha,' says that 'David Bowie was one of the single most important musicians of the 20th and 21st century, it would be a sacrilege to let it be ruined by Kanye West.' being allowed to record covers of David Bowie's music' - and that figure is rising fast. Nearly 14,000 people as of this writing have signed a petition demanding that West 'stop.

Is it true? No one is sure, and Kanye's camp has yet to comment on the claims.īut the uncertainty hasn't stopped a lot of people from getting very, very angry about the idea. There are rumours circulating that Kanye West is planning a tribute album in memory of David Bowie. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.

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