“I needed to sing because nobody else was singing my songs.”
Source: The pocket book of David Bowie
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Famous David Bowie Quotes
“I'm more interested in the work of artists than in the artists themselves.”
Source: David Bowie: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars - Off the Record
“Til there was Rock You only had God. - Sweet Head”
Source: David Bowie: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars - Off the Record
“What is the quality you most like in a man? The ability to return books.”
“Gentleness clears the soul Love cleans the mind And makes it Free. - Fill Your Heart”
“I have someone who loves me for me. Seriously, it REALLY helps!”
“I'd rather stay here with all the madmen than perish with the sadmen roaming free.”
“You'd like to know me well, but I've got things inside my head that even I can't face.”
“We can't stop trying til we break up our minds, til the sun drips blood on the seedy young knight.”
Source: David Bowie: The Last Interview
Source: David Bowie: The Last Interview
Source: David Bowie: The Last Interview
“People look to me to see what the spirit of the Seventies is.”
Source: David Bowie: The Last Interview
Source: David Bowie: The Last Interview
Source: David Bowie: The Last Interview
“I usually don't agree with what I say very much. I'm an awful liar.”
Source: David Bowie: The Last Interview
“I'm not sure whether it is me changing my mind, or whether I lie a lot.”
Source: David Bowie: The Last Interview
“People are always throwing things at me that I've said and I say that I didn't mean anything.”
Source: David Bowie: The Last Interview
“You can't stand still on one point for your entire life.”
Source: David Bowie: The Last Interview
“I'm rather kind of old school, thinking that when an artist does his work it's no longer his.”
Source: David Bowie: The Last Interview
“The end comes when the infinites arrive.”
Source: David Bowie: The Last Interview
“Songwriting as an art is a bit archaic now. Just writing a song is not good enough.”
Source: David Bowie: The Last Interview