David Bowie (David Robert Jones) Quotes

I once asked [John] Lennon what he thought of what I do. He said 'it's great, but its just rock and roll with lipstick on'.

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• I once asked [John] Lennon what he thought of what I do. He said 'it's great, but its just rock and roll with lipstick on'.

  

  David Bowie
  • Lipstick
  • Lennon