Tag: David Bowie
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There’s an effort to reclaim the unmentionable, the unsayable, the unspeakable, all those things come into being a composer, into writing music, into searching for notes and pieces of musical information that don’t exist.
David Bowie
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Strangely, some songs you really don’t want to write.
David Bowie
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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.
David Bowie
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I’ve made over 25 studio albums, and I think probably I’ve made two real stinkers in my time, and some not-bad albums, and some really good albums. I’m proud of what I’ve done. In fact it’s been a good ride.
David Bowie
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Funk, I don’t think I have anything to do with funk. I’ve never considered myself funky.
David Bowie
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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
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Age doesn’t bother me. So many of my heroes were older guys. It’s the lack of years left that weighs far heavier on me than the age that I am.
David Bowie
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I wanted to prove the sustaining power of music.
David Bowie
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I don’t like to read things that people write about me. I’d rather read what kids have to say about me because it’s not their profession to do that.
David Bowie
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I’ve always regretted that I never was able to talk openly with my parents, especially with my father. I’ve heard and read so many things about my family that I can no longer believe anything; every relative I question has a completely different story from the last.
David Bowie