David Bowie
David Bowie
David Robert Jones, better known by his stage name David Bowie, was an English singer, songwriter and actor. He was a figure in popular music for over five decades, regarded by critics and musicians as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, his music and stagecraft significantly influencing popular music. During his lifetime, his record sales, estimated at 140 million worldwide, made him one of the world's best-selling music...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth8 January 1947
CityLondon, England
It took me a long time to reach the bottom and it went through various stages. I went from drugs into an alcohol stage. For a while, one feels, "Ah, I've kicked drugs," but what I discovered was I had another addiction instead.
The minute you know you're on safe ground, you're dead
You would think that a rock star being married to a super-model would be one of the greatest things in the world. It is.
Elvis was a major hero of mine. I was probably stupid enough to believe that having the same birthday as him actually meant something.
I don't have stylistic loyalty. That's why people perceive me changing all the time. But there is a real continuity in my subject matter. As an artist of artifice, I do believe I have more integrity than any one of my contemporaries.
Rock has always been THE DEVIL'S MUSIC . . . I believe rock and roll is dangerous . . . I feel we're only heralding SOMETHING EVEN DARKER THAN OURSELVES.
I'm an instant star. Just add water and stir.
You can't stand still on one point for your entire life.
The only art I'll ever study is stuff I can steal from.
You can't put down anybody. You can just try and understand. The emphasis shouldn't be on revolution, it should be on communication. Because it's just going to get more uptight. The more the revolution goes on, and there will be a civil war sooner or later.
I once asked [John] Lennon what he thought of what I do. He said 'it's great, but its just rock and roll with lipstick on'.
I think fame itself is not a rewarding thing. The most you can say is that it gets you a seat in restaurants.
Comfort comes into your house first as guest, then as a host, then finally as the master.
There's a starman waiting in the sky, he'd like to come and meet us, but he thinks he'd blow our minds.