David Bowie (David Robert Jones) Quotes

I liked rock music, I kind of moved into that sphere, somehow thinking that somewhere along the line I'd be able to put the two together. And I suppose I very nearly did with the Ziggy character.

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  David Bowie
  • Thinking
  • Character
  • Together