I find only freedom in the realms of eccentricity...

I don't crave applause. I'm not one of those guys who comes alive on stage. I'm much more alive at home, I think.

— David Bowie

No more free steps to heaven.

— David Bowie

I'm not sure whether it is me changing my mind, or whether I lie a lot.

— David Bowie

I do some kind of work, whether writing or painting or recording, on a daily basis. And it's so essential that when I'm involved…

— David Bowie

To not be modest about it, you'll find that with only a couple of exceptions, most of the musicians that I've worked with have…

— David Bowie

I went mainstream in a major way with the song "Let's Dance." And what I found I had done was put a box around…

— David Bowie

“Keep your 'lectric eye on me babe Put your ray gun to my head Press your space face close to mine, love Freak out…

— David Bowie

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…

— David Bowie

TV has eaten up everything else, and Warhol films are all that are left, which is fabulous. Pork could become the next I Love…

— David Bowie

“My brain hurt like a warehouse It had no room to spare I had to cram so many things to store everything in there…

— David Bowie

I suppose for me as an artist it wasn't always just about expressing my work; I really wanted, more than anything else, to contribute…

— David Bowie

... And these children that you spit on as they try to change their worlds are immune to your consultations. They're quite aware of…

— David Bowie

I think the first song I ever wrote ... was called "Can't Help Thinking About Me." That's an illuminating little piece, isn't it?

— David Bowie

I've come to the realizations that I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing half the time.

— David Bowie

I never really felt like a rock singer or a rock star or whatever.

— David Bowie