Posted 27 minutes agoA Decade After David Bowie's Death, Here's What Lady Gaga, Kate Bush, And Madonna Have Said About His Impact"He had a chameleon-like ability to take on any genre."by Jada GomezBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestLink Ten years ago, music and film lost one of the greatest artists to absolutely ever do it, David Bowie. Vince Talotta / Getty Images Bowie died on January 10, 2016, from cancer. He was diagnosed 18 months before his death, and kept his illness largely private. Bowie's massive impact on music, film, fashion, innovation and gender fluidity continue to influence pop culture today. Here are some of the ways celebrities have remembered him in interviews throughout the years, from how he inspired their sound, to personal stories of love and friendship. 1. Iman Ron Galella / Getty Images "The first week we met, we were walking down the street, and my shoelaces came undone. And he got to his knees and tied my shoelace. That is my perfect person. But let's not ignore also the big gestures, like the perfect croc Birkin bag. I got both."-Iman via InStyle 2. RuPaul Michel Delsol / Getty Images "Iman called me and said she was in town, and that her daughter Lexi is a big fan of the show [RuPaul's Drag Race] and wanted to stop by the set... After they visited I broke down and cried because when I was that age, I was beyond - beyond - obsessed with David Bowie. From the time I was about 14, throughout the rest of my life. To think that David Bowie's kid was on our set... I didn't let on to her, but the fact that I've lived long enough in my life to have this turnaround to where David Bowie's kid was obsessed with something I was doing was really crazy." -RuPaul via Billboard 3. Prince Paul Natkin / Getty Images "I only met him once. He was nice to me. He seemed like he was nice to everybody."-Prince during a show after Bowie's death, where he also performed a cover of "Heroes."The genre-defying musician's sudden death followed months later. 4. Lady Gaga Mike Coppola / Getty Images "I just would never be here, or have the philosophy that I have, if I didn't have someone to look up to that blew my mind so intensely. You know the way that Nile Rodgers talks about John Coltrane, and the way that Coltrane makes him think about jazz? That's how David Bowie is for me. You meet or see a musician that has something that is of another planet, of another time, and it changes you forever... I feel like my whole career is a tribute to David Bowie."-Lady Gaga via NPR 5. Tina Turner Dave Hogan / Getty Images "In 1983, David Bowie did something very special and significant for me. We were on the same label, but the decision had been taken not to re-sign me. David, however, had just had his contract renewed by Capitol, who wanted to take him out to dinner that night in New York to celebrate. 'I'm sorry,' he told them, 'but I'm going to the Ritz to see my favorite singer perform.' And that was me...
It was because of David that I got another deal, and everything else followed. I'll be ever thankful to him."-Tina Turner via Female First 6. Scarlett Johansson L. Cohen / Getty Images "I mean, a duet with David Bowie-that was, like, my 13-year-old fantasy. Then, totally fatefully, I met him at a dinner. Bowie already knew [producer] Dave Sitek because he was a big fan of TV on the Radio, so he said, 'Oh, I hear you and Dave are going down to record. Good luck.' So I jokingly said, 'You know, let me know if you want to come! Anytime - I'll drive you!' And then one day, when I was in Spain shooting last summer, I got this call from Dave, and he was like, 'You'll never guess who I have in the studio right now.' And, sure enough, it was Bowie. According to Dave, Bowie came in totally prepared with the sheet music and everything. He already knew what parts he was going to sing. I just, you know, basically peed myself when I found out."-Scarlett Johansson on Bowie's appearances on her album, Anywhere I Lay My Head, via Interview 7. Lenny Kravitz Kmazur / Getty Images "This man changed my life. I'd have to write a book to describe what he meant to me. I would not be here without his influence on my life. The fact that I got to know him and make music with him is a blessing from God in the highest order. What he gave the world with his art is immeasurable."-Lenny Kravitz via Facebook 8. Mick Jagger Brian Cooke / Getty Images "We were very close in the eighties in New York. We'd hang out a lot and go out to dance clubs. We were very influenced by the New York downtown scene back then. That's why "Let's Dance" is my favorite song of his - it reminds me of those times, and it has such a great groove. He had a chameleon-like ability to take on any genre, always with a unique take, musically and lyrically." -Mick Jagger via Rolling Stone 9. Iggy Pop L. Busacca / Getty Images "The friendship was basically that this guy salvaged me from certain professional and maybe personal annihilation - simple as that. A lot of people were curious