# @pigsandplans on TikTok

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.tiktok.com/@pigsandplans/video/7592358260133432606
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/38661735-pigsandplans-tiktok
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/4bcb7c0f5a.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-01-06T21:08:05.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Pigeons & Planes (@pigsandplans) — https://gondola.cc/pigsandplans

## Caption

David Bowie was inspired by Kendrick Lamar's 'To Pimp A Butterfly' when recording his final album, 'Blackstar.'⁠ ⁠ "We were listening to a lot of Kendrick Lamar," said Tony Visconti, Bowie's longtime producer, in a recently resurfaced interview with Rolling Stone. "We wound up with nothing like that, but we loved the fact Kendrick was so open-minded and he didn’t do a straight-up hip-hop record. He threw everything on there, and that’s exactly what we wanted to do. The goal, in many, many ways, was to avoid rock & roll."⁠ ⁠ Bowie released 'Blackstar' on January 8, 2016, his 69th birthday and just two days before his passing.⁠ ⁠ __ (slide 1) via @Rolling Stone ⁠ (slide 3) via @Clash Magazine  #pigeonsandplanes #davidbowie #kendricklamar #topimpabutterfly #blackstar 

## Stats

- **Views:** 212,100
- **Likes:** 19,600
- **Shares:** 497
- **Comments:** 77

## Tags

blackstar, topimpabutterfly, pigeonsandplanes, davidbowie, kendricklamar

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