I think much has been made of this alter ego business. I mean, I actually stopped creating characters in 1975 - for albums, anyway. David Bowie albumalterbusiness 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
The humanists' replacement for religion: work really hard and somehow you'll either save yourself or you'll be immortal. Of course, that's a total joke, and our progress is nothing. There may be progress in technology but there's no ethical progress whatsoever. David Bowie ethicalhardhumanist share on social
I'll tell you who I absolutely adore: Ian McEwan. David Bowie absolutelyadoreian Change image and share on social
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 composereffortexist 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
But I've got to think of myself as the luckiest guy. Robert Johnson only had one album's worth of work as his legacy. That's all that life allowed him. David Bowie albumallowguy Change image and share on social
Strangely, some songs you really don't want to write. David Bowie songstrangelywrite Change image and share on social
What I like to do is try to make a difference with the work I do. David Bowie differencemakework Change image and share on social
When I heard Little Richard, I mean, it just set my world on fire. David Bowie firehearrichard Change image and share on social
