At the 2014 Brit Awards on 19 February , Bowie became the oldest recipient of a Brit Award in the ceremony 's history when he won the award for Best British Male , which was collected on his behalf by Kate Moss . His speech read : " I 'm completely delighted to have a Brit for being the best male – but I am , are n't I Kate ? Yes . I think it 's a great way to end the day . Thank you very , very much and Scotland stay with us . " Bowie 's reference to the forthcoming September 2014 Scottish independence referendum garnered a significant reaction throughout the UK on social media . On 18 July , Bowie indicated that future music would be forthcoming , though he was vague about details
2014 Brit Awards
2014 Brit Awards
David Bowie