When I was 18, I thought that, to be a romantic, you couldn't live past 30. David Bowie livepastromantic Change image and share on social
I've never responded well to entrenched negative thinking. David Bowie entrenchhavenegative Change image and share on social
Even though I was very shy, I found I could get onstage if I had a new identity. David Bowie findidentityonstage Change image and share on social
I guess it's flattering that everyone believed I was those characters, but it also is dehumanizing. David Bowie believecharacterdehumanize Change image and share on social
I'm very good at what I do, and I don't turn my hand to something unless I'm very good at it, frankly. David Bowie franklygoodhand Change image and share on social
I was born in London 1947, after the war. A real wartime baby. I went to school in Brixton, and then I moved up to Yorkshire, which is in the north of England. I lived on the farms up there. David Bowie babybearbrixton Change image and share on social
As an adolescent, I was painfully shy, withdrawn. I didn't really have the nerve to sing my songs on stage, and nobody else was doing them. I decided to do them in disguise so that I didn't have to actually go through the humiliation of going on stage and being myself. David Bowie adolescentdecidedisguise share on social
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 accessagecoverage share on social
I've always tended to write songs prolifically. David Bowie haveprolificallysong Change image and share on social
My father worked for a children's home called Dr. Barnardo's Homes. They're a charity. David Bowie barnardocallcharity Change image and share on social
