“When I heard Little Richard, I mean, it just set my world on fire.” WorldMeanLittlesFireHeard Author:David Bowie
“When I'm stuck for a closing to a lyric, I will drag out my last resort: overwhelming illogic.” LastsStuckOverwhelmingDragResortsClosing Author:David Bowie
“I felt I really wanted to back off from music completely and just work within the visual arts in some way. I started painting quite passionately at that time.” WayArtWantedFeltPaintingVisualsVisual Art Author:David Bowie
“I'm very at ease, and I like it. I never thought I would be such a family-oriented guy; I didn't think that was part of my makeup. But somebody said that as you get older you become the person you always should have been, and I feel that's happening to me. I'm rather surprised at who I am, because I'm actually like my dad!” ThinkingFeelsShouldPersonsHas BeensSaidWould BeGuyDadHappeningsShould HaveMy DadWho I AmEaseMakeupShould Have BeenMusic And LifeFamily Oriented Author:David Bowie
“Questioning my spiritual life has always been germane to what I was writing. Always. It's because I'm not quite an atheist and it worries me. There's that little bit that holds on: 'Well, I'm almost an atheist. Give me a couple of months.'” GivingWritingWellsLittlesSpiritualBitsWorryMonthsCoupleLittle BitGive MeAtheistSpiritual LifeQuestioning Author:David Bowie
“I never could get over the fact that The Pixies formed, worked and separated without America taking them to its heart or even recognizing their existence for the most part.” HeartFactsAmericaExistenceGet OverRecognizingPixies Author:David Bowie
“I suppose for me as an artist it wasn't always just about expressing my work; I really wanted, more than anything else, to contribute in some way to the culture that I was living in. It just seemed like a challenge to move it a little bit towards the way I thought it might be interesting to go.” WayLittlesMightWantedMovingArtistCultureBitsChallengesInterestingLittle Bit Author:David Bowie
“That's the shock: All cliches are true. The years really do speed by. Life really is as short as they tell you it is. And there really is a God - so do I buy that one? If all the other cliches are true... Hell, don't pose me that one.” IfsYearsHellSpeedShockCliche Author:David Bowie
“But I've got to think of myself as the luckiest guy. Robert Johnson only had one album's worth of work as his legacy. That's all that life allowed him.” ThinkingGuyAlbumsLegacyJohnson Author:David Bowie
“Pop is actually my least favorite kind of music, because it lacks real depth.” KindRealDepthPops Author:Christina Aguilera