Bowie leaves estate in will
NEW YORK — Rock legend David Bowie wanted his ashes scattered in Bali “in accordance with the Buddhist rituals,” and he left most of his estate to his two children and his widow, the supermodel Iman, according to his will filed Friday in Manhattan.
The 20-page document, filed under his legal name David Robert Jones, said the estate was worth about $100 million, but didn’t break down the finances.
The “Fame” singer left his SoHo home he shared with Iman to her, and half of the rest of his worth. His son, Duncan Jones, from a previous marriage received 25 percent and his daughter, Alexandria, also received 25 percent as well as his Ulster County mountain home. Bowie left $2 million to his longtime personal assistant, Corinne Schwab, and left her shares he owned in a company called Oppossum. He left $1 million to Marion Skene, Alexandria’s nanny.
The chameleonlike star transformed the sound — and the look — of rock with his audacious creativity and his sexually ambiguous makeup and costumes. His hits included “Space Oddity,” “Golden Years,” “Heroes” and “Let’s Dance.” He had cancer about 18 months before he died Jan. 10. He was 69.
Bowie prepared the will in 2004. He said if cremation in the Indonesian island was “not practical” then he wanted his remains cremated and his ashes scattered there. According to the death certificate, his body was cremated Jan. 12 in New Jersey.
Two weeks ago, his new album “Blackstar” was released. It topped the U.S. iTunes albums chart. An off-Broadway musical created by Bowie called “Lazarus” is currently playing.
