David Bowie Quotes:
David Bowie was born on January 8, 1947, in the suburb of Brixton in South London. David Robert Jones was an English singer-songwriter and actor, professionally known as David Bowie. He was a leading figure in the music industry and is regarded by critics and musicians as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, especially for his innovative work in the 1970s.With his breakthrough Ziggy Stardust song, the first rock chameleon, Bowie became a great sci-fi hero. He co-wrote “Fame” later with Carlos Alomar and John Lennon, who in 1975 became his first American No. 1 hit.
Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming.
David Bowie
On the other hand, what I like my music to do to me is awaken the ghosts inside of me. Not the demons, you understand, but the ghosts.
I’m always amazed that people take what I say seriously. I don’t even take what I am seriously.
David Bowie
There, in the chords and melodies, is everything I want to say. The words just jolly it along. It’s always been my way of expressing what, for me, is inexpressible by any other means.
David Bowie
I’m not a prophet or a stone aged man, just a mortal with potential of a superman. I’m living on.
David Bowie
Strangely, some songs you really don’t want to write.
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.
David Bowie
I’ve never responded well to entrenched negative thinking.
David Bowie
I was never particularly fond of my voice.
David Bowie
What I do is I write mainly about very personal and rather lonely feelings, and I explore them in a different way each time. You know, what I do is not terribly intellectual. I’m a pop singer for Christ’s sake. As a person, I’m fairly uncomplicated.
David Bowie
With a suit, always wear big British shoes, the ones with large welts. There’s nothing worse than dainty little Italian jobs at the end of the leg line.
David Bowie
My mother was Catholic, my father was Protestant. There was always a debate going on at home – I think in those days we called them arguments – about who was right and who was wrong.
David Bowie
The name Zahra was to have been lman’s own name at birth, but a senior member of the family changed it to lman at the last minute.
David Bowie
Now I realize that from ’72 through to about ’76, I was the ultimate rock star. I couldn’t have been more rock star.
David Bowie
I’m not actually a very keen performer. I like putting shows together. I like putting events together. In fact, everything I do is about the conceptualizing and realization of a piece of work, whether it’s the recording or the performance side.
David Bowie
Heathenism is a state of mind. You can take it that I’m referring to one who does not see his world. He has no mental light. He destroys almost unwittingly. He cannot feel any Gods presence in his life. He is the 21st century man.
David Bowie
From my standpoint, being an artist, I want to see what the new construction is between artist and audience.
David Bowie
I was very into making the Big Artistic Statement – it had to be innovative; it had to be cutting edge. I was desperately keen on being original.
David Bowie
I’m very good at what I do, and I don’t turn my hand to something unless I’m very good at it, frankly.
David Bowie