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LONDON — The city that gave birth to David Bowie paid tribute on Monday morning to the London boy who went on to break boundary after boundary in rock and pop music across six decades.

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Bowie’s death was announced early Monday morning just days after his 28th album was released. The artist had been battling cancer for over a year and a half

In his birthplace of Brixton, south London, people left flowers at a mural celebrating him

A painting and a candle are left below the mural.

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