A message to the late star displayed on the screen before the band began playing.
The Who honored David Bowie on Thursday night during their show at New York Citys Madison Square Garden.
The note read: David Bowie.
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Friend of The Who.
Son of New York.
Tonight we will distinctly miss David Bowie, longtime fan of The Who.
He covered I Cant Explain and Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere on hisPin Upsalbum.
Nearly every year at MSG, he sat in the first row right beside the stage.
Well miss our friend, a true icon of music and art, and a brilliant innovator.
Bowies admiration for The Who and guitarist Townshend is well documented in his music and in interviews.
(Townshend even appeared on Bowies 1980 albumScary Monsters.)
We have also lost a wonderful clown whose combined sense of mischief and creativity delightedly touched our hearts.
David Bowie was my Salvador Dali.
