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David Bowie Quotes

With the groups who asked me to join them - like the Rolling Stones, Spirit, David Bowie, and Blood, Sweat and Tears - I said no right away because I was way too much into my own thing Picture Quote #1

I’ve spent three hours with Snoop Dogg, talking about how he loved [Peaky Blinders series]. And David Bowie loved it. The late Leonard Cohen was a fan. It struck a chord with various people that I didn’t think it would Picture Quote #1

I saw Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd, which I thought was a masterpiece. Not that long ago, I listened to Blackstar by David Bowie and thought that was a masterpiece. Those are two incredibly talented people who’ve left their mark with us Picture Quote #1

I need to do a concert to celebrate David Bowie’s electronic music. And in so doing, I’m not taking a step back, I’m taking a step forward and presenting it in its entirety so people can understand this type of visionary Picture Quote #1

If I can get that DAM trio back together again - get the band back together - and put on a concert of David Bowie’s electronic music, that’s the way I want to remember David, moving forward into the future of music Picture Quote #1

David Bowie is the quintessential English gentleman and, of course, a musical and generational institution. I only played support for him for one night (not a whole tour) but he was incredibly gracious and generous toward me and I’ve certainly never forgotten it Picture Quote #1

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When you’re dressed up as David Bowie, with your eyebrows completely bleached, and you’re doing this kind of strange dance with Paul McCartney while singing Rebel Rebel in the middle of the Met ball, and Madonna’s looking at you . . . I was just thinking, It’s become a bit weird Picture Quote #1

I’m very curious about David Bowie’s new record [2016]. I’m very, very... I’m just incredibly curious, I want to see what’s happening with that. I don’t really know who else is putting out records, we’ve had our heads buried working on ours. I haven’t really been paying much attention lately Picture Quote #1

When I was growing up in the early 70s and really getting into music, waiting outside the record store for that 45, waiting for a single from The Dead, The Clash, David Bowie, or T-Rex or something to be there. There was something about that that was so special Picture Quote #1

After people like Lennon and Dylan, I think David Bowie brought a very modernistic intelligence and the necessity for change. I think he was completely positive, certainly through one and a half decades of completely overriding influence, in the best of popular music, and I take my bloody hat off to him! Picture Quote #1

David Bowie emerged as a rock star in the late 60s. And as Ken Tucker wrote, In the face of the hippy era’s sincerity, intimacy and generosity, Bowie presented irony, distance and self-absorption. His song ‘Changes’ announced the arrival of a new counterculture, unquote Picture Quote #1

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If I say something about David [Bowie], I get 1000 tweets, if I say something about my business just a few! The more personal, the better Picture Quote #1

Hearing that [David] Bowie passed was like you don’t really believe it. It’s as if the sky shifted a little bit, to remind you it was there Picture Quote #1

[David] Bowie’s last album Blackstar featured him backed by a jazz quartet Picture Quote #1

[David] Bowie went on to make best-selling music - funk, dance music, electronic music, while also being influenced by cabaret and jazz Picture Quote #1

I thought that I could do some kind of vehicle involving rock musicals and presenting rock and characters and storyline in a completely different fashion Picture Quote #1

I suspect that dreams are an integral part of existence, with far more use for us than we’ve made of them...The fine line between the dream state and reality is at times, for me, quite grey Picture Quote #1

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Make the best of every moment. We’re not evolving. We’re not going anywhere Picture Quote #1

Love is every type of relationship that you think of... I’m sure it means relationship, every type of relationship that you can think of Picture Quote #1

I’ve always regretted that I never was able to talk openly with my parents, especially with my father. I’ve heard and read so many things about my family that I can no longer believe anything; every relative I question has a completely different story from the last Picture Quote #1

One day in Berlin ... Eno came running in and said, ‘I have heard the sound of the future.’ ... he puts on ‘I Feel Love’, by Donna Summer ... He said, ‘This is it, look no further. This single is going to change the sound of club music for the next fifteen years.’ Which was more or less right Picture Quote #1

Someday, I’m gonna write a poem in a letter; Someday, I’m gonna get that faculty together Picture Quote #1

I think getting married and then running away for 10 months would be an absolute disaster Picture Quote #1

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People who had been treated inhumanly, not given a chance to secure any foot on any ladder - and all the social mores were suddenly abandoned Picture Quote #1

Sexuality and where it is going is an extraordinary question, for I don’t see it going anywhere. It is with me, and that’s it Picture Quote #1

I am a moderately good singer. I am not a great singer but I can interpret a song, which I don’t think is quite the same as singing it Picture Quote #1

And I saw the sax line-up that he had behind him and I thought, I’m going to learn the saxophone. When I grow up, I’m going to play in his band. So I sort of persuaded my dad to get me a kind of a plastic saxophone on the hire purchase plan Picture Quote #1

Comfort comes into your house first as guest, then as a host, then finally as the master Picture Quote #1

I’m English. I can’t accept happiness that easily. There’s got to be a trick in there somewhere Picture Quote #1

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With the groups who asked me to join them - like the Rolling Stones, Spirit, David Bowie, and Blood, Sweat and Tears - I said no right away because I was way too much into my own thing. (David Bowie Quotes) I’ve spent three hours with Snoop Dogg, talking about how he loved [Peaky Blinders series]. And David Bowie loved it. The late Leonard Cohen was a fan. It struck a chord with various people that I didn’t think it would. (David Bowie Quotes) I saw Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd, which I thought was a masterpiece. Not that long ago, I listened to Blackstar by David Bowie and thought that was a masterpiece. Those are two incredibly talented people who’ve left their mark with us. (David Bowie Quotes) I need to do a concert to celebrate David Bowie’s electronic music. And in so doing, I’m not taking a step back, I’m taking a step forward and presenting it in its entirety so people can understand this type of visionary. (David Bowie Quotes) If I can get that DAM trio back together again - get the band back together - and put on a concert of David Bowie’s electronic music, that’s the way I want to remember David, moving forward into the future of music. (David Bowie Quotes) David Bowie is the quintessential English gentleman and, of course, a musical and generational institution. I only played support for him for one night (not a whole tour) but he was incredibly gracious and generous toward me and I’ve certainly never forgotten it. (David Bowie Quotes) When you’re dressed up as David Bowie, with your eyebrows completely bleached, and you’re doing this kind of strange dance with Paul McCartney while singing Rebel Rebel in the middle of the Met ball, and Madonna’s looking at you . . . I was just thinking, It’s become a bit weird. (David Bowie Quotes) I’m very curious about David Bowie’s new record [2016]. I’m very, very... I’m just incredibly curious, I want to see what’s happening with that. I don’t really know who else is putting out records, we’ve had our heads buried working on ours. I haven’t really been paying much attention lately. (David Bowie Quotes) Jeff [Koons] called me because he’d seen a portrait of David Bowie, at the beginning of the 80s - I’ve known Jeff for a long time - and he said, Greg, I want to look like a high-profile celebrity, living on the edge. I think that says it all. (David Bowie Quotes) When I was growing up in the early 70s and really getting into music, waiting outside the record store for that 45, waiting for a single from The Dead, The Clash, David Bowie, or T-Rex or something to be there. There was something about that that was so special. (David Bowie Quotes) After people like Lennon and Dylan, I think David Bowie brought a very modernistic intelligence and the necessity for change. I think he was completely positive, certainly through one and a half decades of completely overriding influence, in the best of popular music, and I take my bloody hat off to him! (David Bowie Quotes) David Bowie emerged as a rock star in the late 60s. And as Ken Tucker wrote, In the face of the hippy era’s sincerity, intimacy and generosity, Bowie presented irony, distance and self-absorption. His song ‘Changes’ announced the arrival of a new counterculture, unquote. (David Bowie Quotes) If I say something about David [Bowie], I get 1000 tweets, if I say something about my business just a few! The more personal, the better. (David Bowie Quotes) Hearing that [David] Bowie passed was like you don’t really believe it. It’s as if the sky shifted a little bit, to remind you it was there. (David Bowie Quotes) [David] Bowie’s last album Blackstar featured him backed by a jazz quartet (David Bowie Quotes) [David] Bowie went on to make best-selling music - funk, dance music, electronic music, while also being influenced by cabaret and jazz. (David Bowie Quotes) I thought that I could do some kind of vehicle involving rock musicals and presenting rock and characters and storyline in a completely different fashion. (David Bowie Quotes) I suspect that dreams are an integral part of existence, with far more use for us than we’ve made of them...The fine line between the dream state and reality is at times, for me, quite grey. (David Bowie Quotes) Make the best of every moment. We’re not evolving. We’re not going anywhere. (David Bowie Quotes) Love is every type of relationship that you think of... I’m sure it means relationship, every type of relationship that you can think of. (David Bowie Quotes) I’ve always regretted that I never was able to talk openly with my parents, especially with my father. I’ve heard and read so many things about my family that I can no longer believe anything; every relative I question has a completely different story from the last. (David Bowie Quotes) One day in Berlin ... Eno came running in and said, ‘I have heard the sound of the future.’ ... he puts on ‘I Feel Love’, by Donna Summer ... He said, ‘This is it, look no further. This single is going to change the sound of club music for the next fifteen years.’ Which was more or less right. (David Bowie Quotes) Someday, I’m gonna write a poem in a letter; Someday, I’m gonna get that faculty together (David Bowie Quotes) I think getting married and then running away for 10 months would be an absolute disaster (David Bowie Quotes) People who had been treated inhumanly, not given a chance to secure any foot on any ladder - and all the social mores were suddenly abandoned. (David Bowie Quotes) Sexuality and where it is going is an extraordinary question, for I don’t see it going anywhere. It is with me, and that’s it. (David Bowie Quotes) I am a moderately good singer. I am not a great singer but I can interpret a song, which I don’t think is quite the same as singing it. (David Bowie Quotes) And I saw the sax line-up that he had behind him and I thought, I’m going to learn the saxophone. When I grow up, I’m going to play in his band. So I sort of persuaded my dad to get me a kind of a plastic saxophone on the hire purchase plan. (David Bowie Quotes) Comfort comes into your house first as guest, then as a host, then finally as the master (David Bowie Quotes) I’m English. I can’t accept happiness that easily. There’s got to be a trick in there somewhere. (David Bowie Quotes)

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