David Bowie was one of the greatest <i>entrepreneurs</i> ever. He singlehandedly changed the direction of the entire music industry - repeatedly - for <i>decades</i>. He pulled in ideas and imagery from the most avant-garde corners of culture, and made it accessible and popular. There&#x27;s hardly a musician out there in rock music or many other forms that hasn&#x27;t been influenced directly by him.<p>David Bowie <i>relentlessly</i> delivered bold, daring new products. He never, ever sat on his laurels, never was content with what he&#x27;d done before. He produced the best work he possibly could, with the best collaborators. So, so many artists had their finest moments playing on his records or in his bands.<p>His only peer, as far as I&#x27;m concerned, is Miles Davis.<p>I&#x27;m a musician myself, and it&#x27;s hard to even describe how I feel about Bowie&#x27;s music. &quot;Role model&quot; is woefully insufficient. I think I feel about him the way priests feel about saints.