The world today is the same as it always was but people know more about what's going on in the world than they used to. David Johansen More Quotes by David Johansen More Quotes From David Johansen I don't know why I'm alive but I know there's a reason for it. David Johansen alivereasonknows 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
