I don't mind trying it out and making sure something seems to wor... by David Bowie

I don't mind trying it out and making sure something seems to work well.

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I'm rather kind of old school, thinking that when an artist does... by David Bowie

I'm rather kind of old school, thinking that when an artist does his work it's no longer his.

artist school thinking

Touring with Iggy Pop was something to do. It was good fun. I got... by David Bowie

Touring with Iggy Pop was something to do. It was good fun. I got drunk a lot.

good-fun drunk fun

I went through all the musicians in my life who I admire as brigh... by David Bowie

I went through all the musicians in my life who I admire as bright, intelligent, virtuosic players.

musician intelligent player

I don't like people probing into my life, so I reveal as little as possible or lie about it as much as need be so as to give them something to write about.

writing lying people

I'm not actually a very keen performer. I like putting shows together. I like putting events together.

events shows together

I could never, ever talk to my father. I really loved him, but we couldn't talk about anything together. There was this really British thing that being even remotely emotional was absolutely verboten.

emotional together father

I'm not at ease with the word "love." by David Bowie

I'm not at ease with the word "love."

words-love ease

Don't let me hear you say life takes you nowhere, angel. by David Bowie

Don't let me hear you say life takes you nowhere, angel.

let-me angel inspirational

People will keep the TV on even if a show is on that they hate - because, unfortunately, they've been programmed to do that.

tvs hate people

I was told that it was cool to fall in love, and that period was nothing like that to me. I gave too much of my time and energy to another person and they did the same to me and we started burning out against each other. And that is what is termed love.

burning falling-in-love energy

Money goes to money heaven, body goes to body hell. by David Bowie

Money goes to money heaven, body goes to body hell.

body philosophy heaven

Of course, we found out later Syd Barrett had mental problems. But there was something so otherworldly about him. He was hovering, like, six inches above the ground.

I kind of miss that "becoming" stage, as most times you really don't know what's around the corner. Now, of course, I've kind of knocked on the door and heard a muffled answer. Nevertheless, I still don't know what the voice is saying, or even what language it's in.

voice missing doors

The public, obviously, they takes things in a very simplest fashion and so they should. That's why we have such wonderful television.

fashion wonderful television

I'm in awe of the universe, but I don't necessarily believe there's an intelligence or agent behind it. I do have a passion for the visual in religious rituals, though, even though they may be completely empty and bereft of substance. The incense is powerful and provocative, whether Buddhist or Catholic.

buddhist powerful religious

I really believe that Bob Dylan and others have speeded up the changes. Pacifism has found a voice at last.

bob voice believe

A song has to take on character, shape, body and influence people to an extent that they use it for their own devices. It must affect them not just as a song, but as a lifestyle. The rock stars have assimilated all kinds of philosophies, styles, histories, writings, and they throw out what they have gleaned from that.

stars song philosophy

I'm regarded quite asexually by a lot of people. And the people that understand me the best are nearer to what I understand about me.

understand-me people

Style is about the choices you make to create the aspects of civilization that you wish to uphold. I will buy a chair for my house. What style of chair are you gonna buy? Everything we look at and choose is some way of expressing how we want to be perceived. I mean, why bother choosing a chair because it looks a certain way? Because there's gonna be something about that chair that says something about you.

choices civilization mean

I believe in Beatles, I believe my little soul has grown. by David Bowie

I believe in Beatles, I believe my little soul has grown.

soul littles believe