text: Bowie fans hope to erect 3-story tall statue in his hometown | Page Six
  Bowie fans hope to erect 3-story tall statue in his hometown
  February 21, 2017 | 2:42pm
  David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust circa 1973 Getty Images
  Some of David Bowie most passionate fans want to honor the singer's legacy with a three-story statue in his hometown.
  A group of fans have launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise money for a red and blue stainless steel sculpture of the iconic lightning flash from "Aladdin Sane" in Brixton, London according to Pitchfork.
  "Just as an otherworldly David Bowie landed in our lives, the memorial (is it too soon to call it the ZiggyZag?) stands embedded in the Brixton pavement – a three [story] tall bolt from above," organizers said of the memorial which will stand just five streets from where the singer was born. "A [nearly 30 foot] missive from another dimension, hurled from afar.
  "Unexplained, yet utterly familiar; a poignant reminder that life does exist beyond the everyday. That music and art and curiosity are vital, positive contributors to our collective existence."
  Organizers are seeking just over $1.2 million for the project, which they claim has the support of the local Lambeth Council along with several local artists and architects. The memorial is also being promoted on the late singer's official website.
  If the campaign reaches its funding goal, it would be the second successfully crowdfunded Bowie memorial since the singer passed away in January of last year.
  In November, over $140,000 was raised for a Ziggy Stardust-era statue of the singer just north of London in the town of Aylesbury.