Since January 10, 2016, news broadcasts all over the world have featured David Bowie. This legendary English singer, songwriter, musician, producer, and actor died on the 10th from an 18-month battle with lung cancer. Having released 27 studio albums between 1967 and 2016, the coverage and the devastation felt all around the world is warranted. As a songwriter, David Bowie was incomparable and influential, with lyrics that were truly unique and non-confirming. Bowie was said to have been most famous for using a method called "cut-ups" , where he would write phrases and words on paper and sort and rearrange them until he was pleased with the results. He almost writes with a stream of consciousness feel but when analyzed and dissected, his lyrics make lots of sense. In an interview with Bill Demain , Bowie says he uses the method to "provoke a new set of images" to himself. An example of this style of writing for David Bowie is a...