However, there's no theme or concept behind Heathen, just a number of songs but somehow there is a thread that runs through it that is quite as strong as any of my thematic type albums. David Bowie More Quotes by David Bowie More Quotes From David Bowie It's not the side effects of the cocaine. . . . I'm thinking that it must be love. David Bowie cocaine sides thinking Everywhere I looked, demons of the future [were] on the battlegrounds of one’s emotional plane. David Bowie planes demon emotional Pixies and Sonic Youth were so important to the eighties. David Bowie pixies youth important I'm well past the age where I'm acceptable. 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 age birthday past I don't expect the human race to progress in too many areas. However, having a child with an ear infection makes one hugely grateful for antibiotics. David Bowie grateful race children Would you carry a razor, in case, just in case of depression? David Bowie self-harm suicide insanity I'll paint you moments of gold, I'll spin you Valentine evenings. David Bowie labyrinth valentine romantic I think the first experience scared the hell out of me. Within months of my initial marriage [on Angela Bowie], I realized I had done a really naive and rather stupid thing. . . . I don't think either of us had any real resolve about being together. The result was it made me wary of relationships. David Bowie real stupid thinking Fame puts you there where things are hollow. David Bowie hollow fame I guess, people like myself and Roxy Music that had a different agenda about taking up music. David Bowie agendas different people I think it all comes back to being very selfish as an artist. I mean, I really do just write and record what interests me and I do approach the stage shows in much the same way. David Bowie selfish writing mean You know, I don't feel fifty. I feel not a day over forty-nine. It's incredible. I'm bouncy, I feel bouncy. David Bowie incredibles nine fifty Nothing prepared me for your smile David Bowie love romantic friendship 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. David Bowie song night thinking I turned myself to face me, but I've never caught a glimpse of how the others must see the faker. David Bowie glimpse media art In order to look special wearing the chancy unique; it must be worn with your persona, and if the two don't blend, then the look becomes pear-shaped. David Bowie clothes fashion unique I think every time I said, "I'm working with Nile [Rodgers]," the reaction was, "Oh, great. I love 'Let's Dance.' " I think that's pretty expected. I'm not sure Nile and I went in consciously not to make "Let's Dance." We just wanted to work together again. David Bowie together-again working-together thinking Church on time, makes me party. David Bowie party religious religion It's much easier for me to say that, the kind of music I didn't listen to was pretty much that. I mean everything, from jazz to classical to popular. And Tibetan horns were a great part of it in 1966, '67. David Bowie jazz kind mean 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 David Bowie eye kings wise