"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."
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David Bowie, born David Robert Jones on January 8, 1947, in Brixton, London, emerged as a transformative figure in music and culture. Renowned for his innovative artistry, Bowie revolutionized the glam rock genre and continually reinvented his sound and persona, from Ziggy Stardust to the Thin White Duke. His profound influence extended beyond music into fashion and visual arts, making him an iconic cultural touchstone. Bowie's legacy is one of fearless creativity and boundary-pushing artistry, as he remains a source of inspiration for generations of artists.
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"Art was, seriously, the only thing I'd ever wanted to own. It has always been for me a stable nourishment. I use it. It can change the way that I feel in the mornings."
David Bowie"It would be my guess that Madonna is not a very happy woman. From my own experience, having gone through persona changes like that, that kind of clawing need to be the center of attention is not a pleasant place to be."
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"I'm not one of those guys that has a great worldview. I kind of deal with terror and fear and isolation and abandonment."
David Bowie"I'm looking for backing for an unauthorized auto-biography that I am writing. Hopefully, this will sell in such huge numbers that I will be able to sue myself for an extraordinary amount of money and finance the film version in which I will play everybody."
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"I'm in awe of the universe, but I don't necessarily believe there's an intelligence or agent behind it. I do have a passion for the visual in religious rituals, though, even though they may be completely empty and bereft of substance. The incense is powerful and provocative, whether Buddhist or Catholic."
David Bowie"I'm in awe of the universe, but I don't necessarily believe there's an intelligence or agent behind it. I do have a passion for the visual in religious rituals, though, even though they may be completely empty and bereft of substance."
David Bowie"On the other hand, what I like my music to do to me is awaken the ghosts inside of me. Not the demons, you understand, but the ghosts."
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"The absolute transformation of everything that we ever thought about music will take place within 10 years, and nothing is going to be able to stop it. I see absolutely no point in pretending that it's not going to happen. I'm fully confident that copyright, for instance, will no longer exist in 10 years."
David Bowie"Anxiety and spiritual searching have been consistent themes with me, and that figures into my worldview. But I tend to make my songs sound like relationship songs."
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"The truth is of course is that there is no journey. We are arriving and departing all at the same time."
David Bowie"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"I don't see any boundaries between any of the art forms. I think they all inter-relate completely."
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"All art really does is keep you focused on questions of humanity, and it really is about how do we get on with our maker."
David Bowie"I change my mind a lot. I usually don't agree with what I say very much. I'm an awful liar."
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"I feel confident imposing change on myself. It's a lot more fun progressing than looking back. That's why I need to throw curve balls."
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