David Bowie's final secret project revealed David Bowie was secretly working on a musical about 18th century London before he died. 5 September 2025 David Bowie was secretly working on a musical before he died. David Bowie was working on a musical The Space Oddity hitmaker died of cancer in January 2016 shortly after the release of his album Blackstar, and it has now been revealed he had also been working on an "18th century musical" called The Spectator before he passed away.