Quotes by David Bowie

About David Bowie:

David Bowie is an English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, arranger, painter, and actor. Bowie has been an influential figure in popular music for over four decades, and is renowned as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s. He is known for his distinctive baritone voice as well as the eclecticism and intellectual ambition of his work. His androgynous appearance was an iconic element of his image, particularly in the 1970s and 1980s.
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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.'

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 always had a repulsive need to be something more than human.

David Bowie

I'm an instant star. Just add water and stir.

David Bowie

Frankly, I mean, sometimes the interpretations I've seen on some of the songs that I've written are a lot more interesting than the input that I put in.

David Bowie

I've never responded well to entrenched negative thinking.

David Bowie

It amazes me sometimes that even intelligent people will analyze a situation or make a judgement after only recognizing the standard or traditional structure of a piece.

David Bowie

Sometimes you stumble across a few chords that put you in a reflective place.

David Bowie

When you think about it, Adolf Hitler was the first pop star.

David Bowie

I don't know where I'm going from here, but I promise it won't be boring.

David Bowie

I'm always amazed that people take what I say seriously. I don't even take what I am seriously.

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

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

I re-invented my image so many times that I'm in denial that I was originally an overweight Korean woman.

David Bowie

Funk, I don't think I have anything to do with funk. I've never considered myself funky.

David Bowie

Pixies and Sonic Youth were so important to the eighties.

David Bowie

Strangely, some songs you really don't want to write.

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 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

I think it all comes back to being very selfish as an artist. I mean, I really do just write and record what interests me and I do approach the stage shows in much the same way.

David Bowie

When I'm stuck for a closing to a lyric, I will drag out my last resort: overwhelming illogic.

David Bowie

Author Bio

  • NameDavid Bowie
  • DescriptionEnglish musician, actor, record producer and arranger
  • AliasesDavid Robert Jones; Ziggy Stardust
  • BornJanuary 8, 1947
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionActor; Singer; Painter; Singer-songwriter; Guitarist; Saxophonist; Composer
  • WorksAll The Young Dudes
  • AwardsRock And Roll Hall Of Fame; Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award; Webby Lifetime Achievement Award