I am at the age where I am watching the legends of my younger days leave this planet at an ever-increasing rapid pace. It's rather sad to watch an era disappearing right before ones' own eyes.
I was never a huge fan of his music, I liked it well enough, but not really so much that I thought I could consider myself a fan, but I really loved Labyrinth. I didn't see it until I was in high school and it had been out for 5 or 6 years at that point, but it is still a favorite to this day.
He was one of those entertainers who you think will just always be around and it is a shock that he isn't.