Bowie Quotes

In the role of Ziggy Stardust, Bowie seemed in 1972 like a strange alien creature, not so much coming from another planet as from a future age. His purpose: to warn us about a dangerous society where values were to be turned inside out. Robert Hilburn
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Like David Bowie, Madonna visualizes music so that her best work seems equally designed with the stage or screen in mind - not just the jukebox. Robert Hilburn
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Early on, I was into David Bowie. Then someone in the band suggested I try a Bryan Ferry type of thing. That's when I started wearing three-piece suits. It wasn't unnatural for me. Robin Zander
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I went through a pretty big David Bowie period when I was younger, and that has affected me profoundly in my life and my work. Ryan McGinley
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Bowie is probably my favorite all-around songwriter and performer and personality. His ability to change over the years is such an inspiration. I love 'Young Americans' and 'Fame.' Scott Weiland
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I really didn't get obsessed with Bowie until my freshman year in high school. I remember listening to 'Starman' and thinking it sounded like it was a song for kids, like a lullaby. The Thin White Duke is my favorite look that he created. Scott Weiland
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One thing that has really influenced me with Bowie where I've taken an approach from him is how he changes from album to album and has always modified his sound and his appearance. I think that's an important thing. Scott Weiland
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In my creative life, David Bowie is definitely an enormous influence on me, being one of rock's greatest shapeshifters. Scott Weiland
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I listen to a lot of old music, like Joni Mitchell and David Bowie. Sophie McShera
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I had another version of 'We Dance' that was kind of glam-rock. It was a little 'Taking Care of Business' mixed with Simon and Garfunkel. But on the album, I did it in a down-and-out way, like the Frogs or David Bowie or something - a little torch song thing. Stephen Malkmus
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It's something I've recognized in the careers of those people who have been inspiring to me over the years - Neil Young, Kate Bush, David Bowie, Frank Zappa, and Prince. These are all people who constantly redefined themselves, and had to deal with the difficulty of trying to take their audience with them when they did that. Steven Wilson
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I just love Bowie. I think he's the ultimate inventor. The Weeknd
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My whole relationship with Bowie started when I was 13, and I bought a copy of 'Aladdin Sane' when I didn't have a record player. I had this record for a year before I could play it, and it was the image - not the sound - that I was attracted to. I just saw this image and thought he was my cousin. Tilda Swinton
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I was talking recently with a friend of mine who's determined to never meet her heroes, and I have another friend who's been horribly disillusioned a couple of times. But I've had a wonderful ride with meeting people who have been my North Stars, and Bowie's definitely one of them. He feels like my cousin; like the cousin I never had. Tilda Swinton
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More and more, there are things in my life that I find hard to say. Like, 'David Bowie and Lorde were at my birthday party.' She's a phenomenal spirit. Tilda Swinton
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Now U2's not my favorite band, but I do respect them, and in the same way I respect Bowie: They change without fear of change. Trent Reznor
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It's fun to look at people that are so good at acting that aren't actors, like David Bowie creating a mystique about rock n' roll. Val Kilmer
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From a musical standpoint, I was inspired by '90s hip hop, with a lot of drums and the tempos. I'm always inspired by David Bowie and Prince. Vic Mensa
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I was brought up on Black Sabbath, David Bowie, 50 Cent, and Guru. And it all comes out in my own music somewhere. Yung Lean
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Bowie is a musician, but he works like a painter. Thom always thought that we should aspire to that. Ed O'Brien
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I have very fond memories of Basil's Bar. It was an extraordinary place. You would go for a drink and it would be empty except for the bar bore, which was David Bowie. Roddy Llewellyn
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I never try to create a different personality or anything like that. I'm not like David Bowie or somebody like that, who changes personas each year. Billy Squier
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