David Bowie Quotes

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I'm not sure whether it is me changing my mind, or whether I lie a lot.

David Bowie
I'm rather kind of old school, thinking that when an artist does his work it's no longer his.

David Bowie
There's a thing that just as you go to sleep, if you keep your elbows elevated that you will never go below the dream stage. And I've used that quite a lot and it keeps me dreaming much longer than if I just relaxed.

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I think that we have created a new kind of person in a way. We have created a child who will be so exposed to the media that he will be lost to his parents by the time he is twelve.

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Making love with his ego Ziggy sucked up into his mind
Like a leper messiah.
When the kids had killed the man I had to break up the band.

David Bowie
Once I've written something it does tend to run away from me. I don't seem to have any part of it - it's no longer my piece of writing.

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I watch the ripples change their size
But never leave the stream
Of warm impermanence.
So the days float through my eyes
But still the days seem the same.
And these children that you spit on
As they try to change their worlds
Are immune to your consultations.
They're quite aware of what they're going through.

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Radio in England is nonexistent. It's very bad English use of a media system, typically English use.

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I'm quite certain that the audience that I've got for my stuff don't listen to the lyrics.

David Bowie
The younger people get into the lyrics in a different way; there's much more of a tactile understanding, which is the way I prefer it.

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Rebel Rebel, you've torn your dress.
Rebel Rebel, your face is a mess.
Rebel Rebel, how could they know?
Hot tramp, I love you so!

David Bowie
I think fame itself is not a rewarding thing. The most you can say is that it gets you a seat in restaurants.

David Bowie