David Bowie Quotes
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I'm drawn between the light and dark.
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People will keep the TV on even if a show is on that they hate - because, unfortunately, they've been programmed to do that.
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Fame, what you like is in the Limo. Fame, what you get is no tomorrow.
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When I'm stuck for a closing to a lyric, I will drag out my last resort: overwhelming illogic.
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I have a very strong paternal streak. I'm a born father...I get such enjoyment out of being with children. Now they are enjoyable little things. They really are. I like their kind of humor. You can stuff all your punk bands, give me three children instead.
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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.
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I could never have done what I did without being involved with Lindsay Kemp's company.
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Rebel, rebel, you've torn your dress. Rebel, rebel, your face is a mess. Rebel, rebel, how could they know? Hot tramp, I love you so.
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Touring with Iggy Pop was something to do. It was good fun. I got drunk a lot.
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Sweet head, give you sweet head.
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There's a schizoid streak within the family anyway so I dare say that I'm affected by that. The majority of the people in my family have been in some kind of mental institution, as for my brother he doesn't want to leave. He likes it very much.
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Wham, bam, thank you Ma'am.
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If we could be heroes, if just for one day.
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If it works, it's out of date.
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I never could get over the fact that The Pixies formed, worked and separated without America taking them to its heart or even recognizing their existence for the most part.
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Frankly, I mean, sometimes the interpretations I've seen on some of the songs that I've written are a lot more interesting than the input that I put in.
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The younger people get into the lyrics in a different way; there's much more of a tactile understanding, which is the way I prefer it.
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Nature Boy There was a boy A very strange enchanted boy They say he wandered very far, very far Over land and sea A little shy And sad of eye But very wise Was he And then one day A magic day he passed my way And while we spoke of many things, fools and kings This he said to me “The greatest thing You’ll ever learn Is just to love And be loved In return
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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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I think it's rather a waste of time endlessly singing the same songs every night for a year, and it's just not what I want to do.
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Hitler was the first superstar.
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And I saw the sax line-up that he had behind him and I thought, I'm going to learn the saxophone. When I grow up, I'm going to play in his band. So I sort of persuaded my dad to get me a kind of a plastic saxophone on the hire purchase plan.
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Church on time, makes me party.
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I'm not at ease with the word "love."