Grammy Awards 2016: Lady Gaga's David Bowie's Tribute Doesn't Seem To Have Gone Down Well With His Son, Duncan Jones

David Bowie's Son Shares Cryptic Tweet After Gaga Tribute
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David Bowie’s son, Duncan Jones, has posted a cryptic tweet following Lady Gaga’s tribute to the pop icon at this year’s Grammys.

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Gaga took to the stage during Monday night’s (15 February) ceremony, paying her respects to her one of her musical heroes by performing a string of his hits, including ‘Changes’, ‘Heroes’, ‘Let’s Dance’ and ‘Suffragette City’.

However, while she may have won critical acclaim from some quarters, Bowie’s son has been slightly less forthcoming with his praise.

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Lady Gaga performing a tribute to David Bowie

Writing on his Twitter page, Duncan said: “‘Overexcited or irrational, typically as a result of infatuation or excessive enthusiasm; mentally confused.’ Damn it! What IS that word!?”

The word you’re looking for, Duncan, is ‘gaga’. Depending on which dictionary you’re looking in, that is…

Gaga was joined onstage by Nile Rodgers, who worked with Bowie on his ‘Let’s Dance’ album, during the performance.

She had also arrived at the event sporting an ensemble inspired by his Ziggy Stardust persona, complete with heavy make-up and a bright orange hairstyle.

It has previously been confirmed that next week’s Brit Awards will also feature a tribute to Bowie, which reports have claimed will feature performances from British musicians including Adele, Noel Gallagher and Coldplay.

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Flowers are placed where the Ziggy Stardust album cover of David Bowie was photographed in London, Monday, Jan. 11, 2016. David Bowie, the other-worldly musician who broke pop and rock boundaries with creative musicianship, nonconformity, striking visuals and a genre-bending persona, died of cancer Sunday. He was 69. The singer, who was born David Jones at the family home in the Brixton area of London, came of age in the glam rock era of the early 1970s. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) (credit:Frank Augstein/AP)
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