--- title: "18 I can Quotes By David Bowie" description: "18 I can quotes by David Bowie. Plus more from David Bowie and more I can sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/970/david-bowie-508_fingers_i-can-t-keep-my-fingers-out-of-any-pies_2330383.jpg" --- > [I can't keep my fingers out of any pies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-can-t-keep-my-fingers-out-of-any-pies/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/970/david-bowie-508_fingers_i-can-t-keep-my-fingers-out-of-any-pies_2330383.jpg) > [Time may change me, but I can't trace time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/time-may-change-me-but-i-can-t-trace-time/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da4/david-bowie-508_change_time-may-change-me-but-i-can-t-trace-tim_555376.jpg) > [I'm afraid of Americans; I'm afraid of the world; I'm afraid I can't help it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-m-afraid-of-americans-i-m-afraid-of-the-world-i-m-afraid-i-can-t/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0f/david-bowie-508_afraid_i-m-afraid-of-americans-i-m-afraid-of-th_2956681.jpg) > [The only art I'll ever study is stuff I can steal from.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/the-only-art-i-ll-ever-study-is-stuff-i-can-steal-from/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/884/david-bowie-508_art_the-only-art-i-ll-ever-study-is-stuff-i_2197680.jpg) > [For here Am I sitting in a tin can, Far above the world. Planet Earth is blue, And there's nothing I can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/for-here-am-i-sitting-in-a-tin-can-far-above-the-world-planet-earth/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb6/david-bowie-508_blue_for-here-am-i-sitting-in-a-tin-can-far-a_1558616.jpg) > [I am a moderately good singer. I am not a great singer but I can interpret a song, which I don't think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-am-a-moderately-good-singer-i-am-not-a-great-singer-but-i-can/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04b/david-bowie-508_i-can_i-am-a-moderately-good-singer-i-am-not-a_1643877.jpg) > [If I put faith in medication, if I can smile a crooked smile, if I can talk on television, if I can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/if-i-put-faith-in-medication-if-i-can-smile-a-crooked-smile-if-i-can/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/324/david-bowie-508_art_if-i-put-faith-in-medication-if-i-can-sm_2272022.jpg) > [It's true -- I am a bisexual. But I can't deny that I've used that fact very well. I suppose it's the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/it-s-true-i-am-a-bisexual-but-i-can-t-deny-that-i-ve-used-that-fact/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f9/david-bowie-508_best-thing-that-ever_it-s-true-i-am-a-bisexual-but-i-can-t-de_1095965.jpg) > [I'm English. I can't accept happiness that easily. There's got to be a trick in there somewhere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-m-english-i-can-t-accept-happiness-that-easily-there-s-got-to-be-a/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68b/david-bowie-508_accepting_i-m-english-i-can-t-accept-happiness-tha_1381250.jpg) > [You'd like to know me well, but I've got things inside my head that even I can't face.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/you-d-like-to-know-me-well-but-i-ve-got-things-inside-my-head-that/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b69/david-bowie-508_faces_you-d-like-to-know-me-well-but-i-ve-got_788771.jpg) > [If I wasn't going through a thing where I was also being my characters offstage, uh, I'm much happier just wearing the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/if-i-wasn-t-going-through-a-thing-where-i-was-also-being-my/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa0/david-bowie-508_character_if-i-wasn-t-going-through-a-thing-where_841500.jpg) > [I wanted to be Gerry Mulligan, only, see, I didn't have any kind of technique. So I thought, well, baritone sax is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-wanted-to-be-gerry-mulligan-only-see-i-didn-t-have-any-kind-of/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67e/david-bowie-508_i-can_i-wanted-to-be-gerry-mulligan-only-see-i_603673.jpg) > [I've always regretted that I never was able to talk openly with my parents, especially with my father. I've heard and read…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-ve-always-regretted-that-i-never-was-able-to-talk-openly-with-my/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d49/david-bowie-508_able_i-ve-always-regretted-that-i-never-was-a_3066998.jpg) > [You can't go on stage and live - it's false all the way. I can't stand the premise of going out in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/you-can-t-go-on-stage-and-live-it-s-false-all-the-way-i-can-t-stand/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b59/david-bowie-508_fronts_you-can-t-go-on-stage-and-live-it-s-fals_150663.jpg) > [For here, am I sitting in a tin can, far above the world. Planet Earth is blue, and there's nothing I can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/for-here-am-i-sitting-in-a-tin-can-far-above-the-world-planet-earth-2/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/631/david-bowie-508_blue_for-here-am-i-sitting-in-a-tin-can-far-a_2514516.jpg) > [Pop stars are capable of growing old. Mick Jagger at 50 will be marvelous - a battered old roue - I can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/pop-stars-are-capable-of-growing-old-mick-jagger-at-50-will-be/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eeb/david-bowie-508_aging_pop-stars-are-capable-of-growing-old-mic_697012.jpg) > [I have to take total control myself. I can't let anybody else do anything, for I find that I can do things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-have-to-take-total-control-myself-i-can-t-let-anybody-else-do/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f76/david-bowie-508_can-do_i-have-to-take-total-control-myself-i-ca_1010669.jpg) > [If I hadn't had my children, I would have been discouraged a lot quicker. It would have been much more easy for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/if-i-hadn-t-had-my-children-i-would-have-been-discouraged-a-lot/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db2/david-bowie-508_children_if-i-hadn-t-had-my-children-i-would-have_2887713.jpg) ## Other authors on I can ## More by David Bowie > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-don-t-crave-applause-i-m-not-one-of-those-guys-who-comes-alive-on/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) > [No more free steps to heaven.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/no-more-free-steps-to-heaven/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) > [I'm not sure whether it is me changing my mind, or whether I lie a lot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-m-not-sure-whether-it-is-me-changing-my-mind-or-whether-i-lie-a-lot/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-do-some-kind-of-work-whether-writing-or-painting-or-recording-on-a/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/to-not-be-modest-about-it-you-ll-find-that-with-only-a-couple-of/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-went-mainstream-in-a-major-way-with-the-song-let-s-dance-and-what-i/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/keep-your-lectric-eye-on-me-babe-put-your-ray-gun-to-my-head-press/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-m-in-awe-of-the-universe-but-i-don-t-necessarily-believe-there-s-an/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/tv-has-eaten-up-everything-else-and-warhol-films-are-all-that-are/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/my-brain-hurt-like-a-warehouse-it-had-no-room-to-spare-i-had-to-cram/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-suppose-for-me-as-an-artist-it-wasn-t-always-just-about-expressing/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/and-these-children-that-you-spit-on-as-they-try-to-change-their/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-think-the-first-song-i-ever-wrote-was-called-can-t-help-thinking/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) > [I've come to the realizations that I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing half the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-ve-come-to-the-realizations-that-i-have-absolutely-no-idea-what-i-m/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) > [I never really felt like a rock singer or a rock star or whatever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-never-really-felt-like-a-rock-singer-or-a-rock-star-or-whatever/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/i-can/david-bowie/#itemlist", "name": "18 I can Quotes By David Bowie", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I can't keep my fingers out of any pies.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Bowie" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-can-t-keep-my-fingers-out-of-any-pies/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/970/david-bowie-508_fingers_i-can-t-keep-my-fingers-out-of-any-pies_2330383.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/970/david-bowie-508_fingers_i-can-t-keep-my-fingers-out-of-any-pies_2330383.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/970/david-bowie-508_fingers_i-can-t-keep-my-fingers-out-of-any-pies_2330383.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I can't keep my fingers out of any pies.” — David Bowie", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Time may change me, but I can't trace time.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Bowie" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/time-may-change-me-but-i-can-t-trace-time/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da4/david-bowie-508_change_time-may-change-me-but-i-can-t-trace-tim_555376.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da4/david-bowie-508_change_time-may-change-me-but-i-can-t-trace-tim_555376.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da4/david-bowie-508_change_time-may-change-me-but-i-can-t-trace-tim_555376.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Time may change me, but I can't trace time.” — David Bowie", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm afraid of Americans; I'm afraid of the world; I'm afraid I can't help it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Bowie" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-m-afraid-of-americans-i-m-afraid-of-the-world-i-m-afraid-i-can-t/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0f/david-bowie-508_afraid_i-m-afraid-of-americans-i-m-afraid-of-th_2956681.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0f/david-bowie-508_afraid_i-m-afraid-of-americans-i-m-afraid-of-th_2956681.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0f/david-bowie-508_afraid_i-m-afraid-of-americans-i-m-afraid-of-th_2956681.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm afraid of Americans; I'm afraid of the world; I'm afraid I can't help it.” — David Bowie", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The only art I'll ever study is stuff I can steal from.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Bowie" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/the-only-art-i-ll-ever-study-is-stuff-i-can-steal-from/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/884/david-bowie-508_art_the-only-art-i-ll-ever-study-is-stuff-i_2197680.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/884/david-bowie-508_art_the-only-art-i-ll-ever-study-is-stuff-i_2197680.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/884/david-bowie-508_art_the-only-art-i-ll-ever-study-is-stuff-i_2197680.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The only art I'll ever study is stuff I can steal from.” — David Bowie", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "For here Am I sitting in a tin can, Far above the world. 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