What a loss. But he was doing what he loved, right up until the end. Just released his new album "Blackstar" and the video "Lazarus" (his play by the same name will be off Broadway soon.) He knew he was dying but chose to keep that to himself. Instead, he channeled his feelings into his art rather than be subjected to a series of celebrity magazine "final days" stories.
He will not be forgotten. Thoughts are with his family.