I never really felt like a rock singer or a rock star or whatever. David Bowie feltrocksinger Change image and share on social
I do some kind of work, whether writing or painting or recording, on a daily basis. And it's so essential that when I'm involved in the actual process, my so-called 'real life' becomes almost incidental, which becomes worrying. David Bowie actualbasiscall share on social
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 approachartistback Change image and share on social
I don't crave applause. I'm not one of those guys who comes alive on stage. I'm much more alive at home, I think. David Bowie aliveapplausecrave Change image and share on social
Searching for music is like searching for God. They're very similar. There's an effort to reclaim the unmentionable, the unsayable, the unseeable, the unspeakable, all those things, comes into being a composer and to writing music and to searching for notes and pieces of musical information that don't exist. David Bowie composereffortexist share on social
I knew that I was 'interesting' at 18 because I was aware that I could get away with doing things on stage. David Bowie awareinterestknow Change image and share on social
I always had a repulsive need to be something more than human. David Bowie humanrepulsive Change image and share on social
I'm very at ease, and I like it. 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. I'm rather surprised at who I am, because I'm actually like my dad! David Bowie dadeasefamily share on social
Confront a corpse at least once. The absolute absence of life is the most disturbing and challenging confrontation you will ever have. David Bowie absenceabsolutechallenge Change image and share on social
From my standpoint, being an artist, I want to see what the new construction is between artist and audience. David Bowie artistaudienceconstruction Change image and share on social