Tag: David Bowie
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Everything I read about hitting a midlife crisis was true. I had such a struggle letting go of youthful things and learning how to exist and have enthusiasm while settling into the comfort of an older age.
David Bowie
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I believe that I often bring out the best in somebody’s talents.
David Bowie
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GYBE are among my, erm, two favourite Montreal bands, Arcade Fire being the other.
David Bowie
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I don’t have a problem with ageing – in fact, I embrace that aspect of it. And am able to and obviously am going to be able to quite easily… it doesn’t faze me at all.
David Bowie
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I change my mind a lot. I usually don’t agree with what I say very much. I’m an awful liar.
David Bowie
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I felt I really wanted to back off from music completely and just work within the visual arts in some way. I started painting quite passionately at that time.
David Bowie
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I rate Morrissey as one of the best lyricists in Britain. For me, he’s up there with Bryan Ferry.
David Bowie
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You get to a certain age, and you are forbidden access. You’re not going to get the kind of coverage that you would like in music magazines; you’re not going to get played on radio, and you’re not going to get played on television. I have to survive on word of mouth.
David Bowie
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All my big mistakes are when I try to second-guess or please an audience. My work is always stronger when I get very selfish about it.
David Bowie
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I do value the respect I get from my contemporaries, but to have Oasis cover my song, to have Puff Daddy cover a song, to have Goldie come along to my gigs – that’s where my ego is at. To have my fellow musicians like what I do, that’s very cool.
David Bowie