82 David Bowie Quotes for You to Enjoy

David Bowie

English Musician

Born: Jan 8, 1947

Died: Jan 10, 2016

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I believe that I often bring out the best in somebody's talents. David Bowie

Best Somebody Believe Out Talents Often Bring

I change my mind a lot. I usually don't agree with what I say very much. I'm an awful liar. David Bowie

Change Liar Mind Say Lot Very Much Agree Awful

The Internet carries the flag of being subversive and possibly rebellious and chaotic, nihilistic. David Bowie

Internet Chaotic Carries Possibly Flag Being Subversive Rebellious

And I saw the sax line-up that he had behind him and I thought, I'm going to learn the saxophone. When I grow up, I'm going to play in his band. So I sort of persuaded my dad to get me a kind of a plastic saxophone on the hire purchase plan. David Bowie

Me Thought Band Saw Sax Saxophone Kind Purchase Had He Him Learn Sort Hire Line-Up His Up Get Going Behind Plan Persuaded Plastic Dad Grow Grow Up Play

However, there's no theme or concept behind Heathen, just a number of songs but somehow there is a thread that runs through it that is quite as strong as any of my thematic type albums. David Bowie

Strong Type Runs Thread Somehow Through Songs Concept However Heathen Any Quite Behind Just Thematic Theme Albums Number

I wish myself to be a prop, if anything, for my songs. I want to be the vehicle for my songs. I would like to colour the material with as much visual expression as is necessary for that song. David Bowie

Myself Song Wish Visual Would Prop Colour Songs Vehicle Like Material Want Anything Much Expression Necessary

My son's full real name is Duncan Zowie Haywood. As a toddler, he was called by his second name Zowie. But it was such an identifiable name during the Seventies that if I called him loudly in public places, everyone would turn to stare, so I started calling him Joey to take the pressure off. David Bowie

Son Pressure Everyone Seventies Would Joey Take He Name Him Calling Real His Off Loudly Real Name Places Public Turn Toddler Full Stare Second Started

Pixies and Sonic Youth were so important to the eighties. David Bowie

Youth Important Sonic Sonic Youth Were Eighties Pixies

Since the departure of good old-fashioned entertainers the re-emergence of somebody who wants to be an entertainer has unfortunately become a synonym for camp. I don't think I'm camper than any other person who felt at home on stage, and felt more at home on stage than he did offstage. David Bowie

Good Home Somebody Become Stage Think Other Synonym Entertainer Entertainers More He Since Felt Camp Camper Than Person Did Departure Any Wants Unfortunately Who Old-Fashioned

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! David Bowie

Me You Thought Somebody Become Older Think Ease Would Would-Be Guy Rather Never Part Feel Like Because Makeup Said Always Am Surprised Been Very Person Get Happening Should Who Dad Actually