I don't know why I'm alive but I know there's a reason for it. David Johansen More Quotes by David Johansen More Quotes From David Johansen I don't really like to sit around the house listening to my own records. They're not that good. David Johansen recordslisteninghouse When you're a kid, you have this feeling like you're indestructible. Your mortality doesn't even occur to you. But as time goes by, you realize, "I better cut this out or that out if I want to continue to exist." David Johansen cuttingfeelingskids As I recall, my life as a child was so all-consuming that I barely had time to consider the future. David Johansen recallsconsumingchildren I got arrested once on stage in Memphis for looking too much like Liza Minnelli. David Johansen memphisstagetoo-much I still do a lot of shows with Brian Koonin, but we haven't had a full band lately. David Johansen brianbandshows When I was a kid, I had some Charles Lloyd records. David Johansen recordskids I listen to a lot of different kinds of music. David Johansen different-kindsdifferentkind Young people are still looking and older people have found. David Johansen foundyoungpeople Sometimes I've found that by getting into a certain drag, or a certain feeling, you can cast off your mortal coil and really do something. I don't know if it's important, but it's something. It's entertainment. David Johansen feelingyouimportantsometimes We thought that's the way you were supposed to be if you were in a rock 'n' roll band. Flamboyant. David Johansen rockthoughtyouway You know, when you're making a record, you come up with 15, 20 songs. Then they start to fall by the wayside as your interest wanes. It's kind of like a process of elimination to determine which songs wind up on the record. David Johansen startyouwindfall The stuff that I dig, it's usually got a soulful component to it. A singer that I really like. I might not understand the language that they're singing in, but I'm really communing with this person. David Johansen personunderstandsinginglanguage I'm compelled to paint nearly every day. I just felt like making a painting, went out and bought paints and a canvas. Now it fulfills me creatively when I'm not doing music: it's something you can do by yourself and it's totally yours. It's a great adjunct to my life. David Johansen daymemusiclife You know when you read that someone has to leave a show or a tour because they had 'nervous exhaustion'? Well, I had one of those and discovered that I was quite close to death. I always assumed that my lifestyle was going to take me at an early age, but when it was actually occurring I was, 'Not yet!' I pulled back. David Johansen meyouagedeath You try things on in life. You wear them for a while, and you see what's next. David Johansen wearseeyoulife
