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David Bowie (January 8, 1947 – January 10, 2016) was a legendary British musician, singer, songwriter, and actor. Known as the 'chameleon of rock,' he was celebrated for his eclectic musical style, avant-garde stage personas, and constant reinvention. His career spanned decades, blending rock, pop, electronic, and soul. Iconic works include 'Space Oddity,' 'Heroes,' and 'Let's Dance.' Through characters like Ziggy Stardust, he challenged gender and identity norms, leaving a profound impact on popular culture.

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“Rock's always been the devil's music.”

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“A song has to take on character, shape, body and influence people to an extent that they use it for their own devices. It must affect them not just as a song, but as a lifestyle. The rock stars have assimilated all kinds of philosophies, styles, histories, writings, and they throw out what they have gleaned from that.”

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Book:David Bowie: The Last Interview

Source: David Bowie: The Last Interview

“Lou Reed is the most important definitive writer in modern rock. Not because of the stuff that he does, but the direction that he will take it.”

Doe Important Stuff Modern Rocks Reeds

Book:David Bowie: The Last Interview

Source: David Bowie: The Last Interview

“Trying to tart the rock business up a bit is getting nearer to what the kids themselves are like, because what I find, if you want to talk in the terms of rock, a lot depends on sensationalism and the kids are a lot more sensational than the stars themselves.”

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Book:David Bowie: The Last Interview

Source: David Bowie: The Last Interview

“I once asked [John] Lennon what he thought of what I do. He said 'it's great, but its just rock and roll with lipstick on'.”

Said Rocks Rock And Roll Lipstick Lennon

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“Pop stars are capable of growing old. Mick Jagger at 50 will be marvelous - a battered old roue - I can just see him. An aging rock star doesn't have to opt out life. When I'm 50, I'll prove it.”

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“The world that I inhabit in reality is probably very different world than the one people expect that I would be in. It is quite sedate. It's far removed from a lot of what they would feel to be the limousine traveling rock existence, or whatever.”

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“David Bowie emerged as a rock star in the late '60s. And as Ken Tucker wrote, "In the face of the hippy era's sincerity, intimacy and generosity, Bowie presented irony, distance and self-absorption. His song 'Changes' announced the arrival of a new counterculture," unquote.”

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“I think that the history of rock could be recycled in a different way and brought back into focus without the luggage that comes along with it.”

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“I didn't say that wearing a glamorization of the rock artist was any truer from the other thing.”

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“I started playing around with local rock band swith the alto. And then, in a nutshell, somebody fell ill one night, the lead singer of one of the bands, and they knew I could sing, so they asked me if I would stand in. And I quite enjoyed it, actually, I must say, at 14. It was a real trip to have girls wave at you and smile and everything just because you opened your mouth and sang.”

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“I liked rock music, I kind of moved into that sphere, somehow thinking that somewhere along the line I'd be able to put the two together. And I suppose I very nearly did with the Ziggy character.”

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“I wanted to rewrite how rock music was perceived.”

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“I thought that I could do some kind of vehicle involving rock musicals and presenting rock and characters and storyline in a completely different fashion.”

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“There was a time in America not long ago when rock 'n' roll was called race music, and white kids who wanted to go see Chuck Berry were completely forbidden.”

Long Kids Wanted America White Race Rocks Rock N Roll Long Ago Forbidden Chuck Berries

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“You would think that a rock star being married to a super-model would be one of the greatest things in the world. It is.”

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“It is entirely possible to create something totally artificial within the realms of rock and roll.”

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“This ain't rock 'n' roll. This is genocide!”

Rocks Genocide Rock N Roll

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“Rock has always been the devil's music... I believe that rock & roll is dangerous... I feel that we're only heralding something even darker than ourselves.”

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About the Author

Born: January 8, 1947
Died: January 10, 2016
Known for: Musician
Quotes: 412

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David Bowie: The Last InterviewRelated source material

David Bowie: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars - Off the RecordRelated source material

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