In 1991, singer Freddie Mercury died from AIDS.
A concert was held at Wembley Stadium in London some months after as a fundraiser for the disease, in which 1 BILLION people around the world tuned in to watch some of the world’s biggest stars including Guns n’ Roses and David Bowie.
The latter ended his set with something quite remarkable and unique and in the context of celebrities, visually sincere.
When asked about it in 1993, Bowie said:
In rock music, especially in the performance arena, there is no room for prayer, but I think that so many of the songs people write are prayers… On a personal level, I have an undying belief in God’s existence. For me it is unquestionable.
"Looking at what I have done in my life, in retrospect so much of what I thought was adventurism was searching for my tenuous connection with God.
Bowie continued:
I decided to do it about five minutes before I went on stage,
He was just dropping into a coma that day. And just before I went on stage something just told me to say the Lord’s Prayer.
Although Bowie was raised Anglican, religious practise was not a core feature of his life in a formal way.
But this video and the sincerity of it can give us hope.
