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David Bowie
David Bowie
English Musician
Born: Jan 8, 1947
Died: Jan 10, 2016
Me Music People Think Work You
Related authors: Ed Sheeran Elton John Harry Styles John Lennon Mick Jagger Ozzy Osbourne Paul McCartney Yungblud
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. David Bowie
Heart Recognizing Fact Could Never Part Taking Over Most Without Existence America Get Pixies Formed Them Worked Separated Even
I think Mick Jagger would be astounded and amazed if he realized that to many people he is not a sex symbol, but a mother image. David Bowie
People Mother Sex Think Astounded Sex Symbol Would Would-Be He Amazed Mick Jagger Jagger Realized Many Image Symbol
The humanists' replacement for religion: work really hard and somehow you'll either save yourself or you'll be immortal. Of course, that's a total joke, and our progress is nothing. There may be progress in technology but there's no ethical progress whatsoever. David Bowie
Work Religion You Technology Yourself Progress Joke Nothing Our Immortal Total Somehow Course Replacement Whatsoever May Either Ethical Really Hard Save
I couldn't have written things like 'Low' and 'Heroes,' those particular albums, if it hadn't have been for Berlin and the kind of atmosphere I felt there. David Bowie
Heroes Those Berlin Kind Atmosphere Written Particular Like Felt Been Low Things Albums
I've always tended to write songs prolifically. David Bowie
Write Songs Always
I think, generally, I just cannot really envision life without writing and producing records and singing. David Bowie
Life Writing Singing Think Records Generally Envision Without Just Cannot Really Producing
I don't crave applause. I'm not one of those guys who comes alive on stage. I'm much more alive at home, I think. David Bowie
Home Stage Think Those Alive Guys More Crave Much Who Applause
Dance music is no longer a simple Donna Summer beat. It's become a whole language that I find fascinating and exciting. Eventually, it will lose the dance tag and join the fore of rock. David Bowie
Music Simple Language Dance Will Become Lose Dance Music Summer Find Tag Join Beat Exciting Longer Fore Rock Fascinating Whole Eventually
An armchair Jungian would say the whole thing is about my own ongoing spiritual search. My interior life has always been one of trying to find a spiritual link, maybe because I'm from a family of separate religious philosophies: Protestant and Catholic. David Bowie
Life Family Spiritual Interior Own Philosophies Say Would Find Religious About Ongoing My Own Armchair Catholic Because Protestant Always Been Link Trying Maybe Separate Whole Search Thing
I cannot with any real integrity perform songs I've done for 25 years. I don't need the money. What I need is to feel that I am not letting myself down as an artist and that I still have something to contribute. David Bowie
Myself Integrity Money Down Something Songs Feel Perform Am Real Still Years Contribute Any Artist Done Cannot Letting Need
The truest form of any form of revolutionary Left, whatever you want to call it, was Jack Kerouac, E.E. Cummings, & Ginsberg's period. Excuse me, but that's where it was at. David Bowie
Me You Whatever Excuse Period Call Truest Left Jack Revolutionary Any Where Want Form
Being shoved into the top-40 scene was an unusual experience. It was great I'd become accessible to a huge audience but not terribly fulfilling. David Bowie
Great Experience Become Scene Terribly Unusual Audience Accessible Huge Huge Audience Being Fulfilling
I'm wallowing in the whole idea of just being a guy out there with a band, with songs. It's a real enjoyment. David Bowie
Band Out Guy Songs Idea Real Just Being Whole Enjoyment
It's amazing: I am a New Yorker. It's strange; I never thought I would be. David Bowie
Strange Amazing Thought Would Would-Be Never New Am Yorker New Yorker
I think Mustique is Duchampian - it will always provide an endless source of delight. David Bowie
Will Think Delight Always Provide Source Endless
I'm an early riser. I get up between five and six, have coffee, and read for a couple of hours before everyone else gets up. David Bowie
Coffee Before Else Everyone Everyone Else Between Hours Couple Read Up Five Get Gets Six Early
I guess it's flattering that everyone believed I was those characters, but it also is dehumanizing. David Bowie
Guess Everyone Those Characters Also Flattering Believed
I wanted to imbue Ziggy with real flesh and blood and muscle, and it was imperative that I find Ziggy and be him. David Bowie
Find Imperative Him Real Blood Wanted Flesh Muscle
I knew that I was 'interesting' at 18 because I was aware that I could get away with doing things on stage. David Bowie
Stage Could Knew Because Doing Get Interesting Aware Away Things
All Montreal bands have around nine members, I believe. David Bowie
Believe Nine Montreal Members Around Bands
The Americans at heart are a pure and noble people; things to them are in black and white. It's either 'rawk' or it's not. We Brits putter around in the grey area. David Bowie
Heart People Black Black And White Pure White Brits Area Noble Putter Around American Grey Either Them Things
To not be modest about it, you'll find that with only a couple of exceptions, most of the musicians that I've worked with have done their best work by far with me. David Bowie
Work Best Me You Musicians Find Best Work About Only Exceptions Most Couple Done Modest Far Worked
Fame itself... doesn't really afford you anything more than a good seat in a restaurant. David Bowie
Good You Restaurant More Fame Itself Than Afford Anything Really Seat
I had to resign myself, many years ago, that I'm not too articulate when it comes to explaining how I feel about things. But my music does it for me, it really does. David Bowie
Music Myself Me Too About Had Feel Does How Years Years Ago Articulate Explaining Really Many Resign Things
I'm in awe of the universe, but I don't necessarily believe there's an intelligence or agent behind it. I do have a passion for the visual in religious rituals, though, even though they may be completely empty and bereft of substance. David Bowie
Intelligence Passion Believe Universe Bereft Though Visual Religious Rituals Empty May Behind Substance Agent Even Awe Necessarily
For me, often, there's such a cloud of melancholia about knowing I'm going to have to leave my daughter on her own. I don't know what age that is going to be, thank God. It just doubles me up in grief. David Bowie
God Me Grief Age Thank God Daughter Own Cloud About Know Knowing Leave Up Thank Going Often Just Doubles Her
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