--- title: "21 Ifs Quotes By David Bowie" description: "21 Ifs quotes by David Bowie. Plus more from David Bowie and more Ifs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52f/david-bowie-508_art_if-you-come-from-art-you-ll-always-be-ar_2499370.jpg" --- > [If you come from art, you'll always be art.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/if-you-come-from-art-you-ll-always-be-art/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52f/david-bowie-508_art_if-you-come-from-art-you-ll-always-be-ar_2499370.jpg) > [If we could be heroes, if just for one day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/if-we-could-be-heroes-if-just-for-one-day/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/77d/david-bowie-508_courage_if-we-could-be-heroes-if-just-for-one-da_1224491.jpg) > [If you want it, boys, get it here, thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/if-you-want-it-boys-get-it-here-thing/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca7/david-bowie-508_boys_if-you-want-it-boys-get-it-here-thing-27_2735546.jpg) > [It would be positively boring if minds were in tune.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/it-would-be-positively-boring-if-minds-were-in-tune/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f2/david-bowie-508_boredom_it-would-be-positively-boring-if-minds-w_3198561.jpg) > [You can neither win nor lose if you don't run the race](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/you-can-neither-win-nor-lose-if-you-don-t-run-the-race/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f73/david-bowie-508_ifs_you-can-neither-win-nor-lose-if-you-don_2005854.jpg) > [If I never wake again, I certainly will have lived while I was alive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/if-i-never-wake-again-i-certainly-will-have-lived-while-i-was-alive/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b18/david-bowie-508_alive_if-i-never-wake-again-i-certainly-will-h_2150507.jpg) > [You've got your mother in a whirl, she's not sure if your a boy or a girl.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/you-ve-got-your-mother-in-a-whirl-she-s-not-sure-if-your-a-boy-or-a/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce1/david-bowie-508_boys_you-ve-got-your-mother-in-a-whirl-she-s_2667287.jpg) > [I feel that what I do is always contemporary with the society I'm living in... If I wanted to explain myself, that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-feel-that-what-i-do-is-always-contemporary-with-the-society-i-m/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61e/david-bowie-508_contemporary_i-feel-that-what-i-do-is-always-contempo_3135832.jpg) > [People will keep the TV on even if a show is on that they hate - because, unfortunately, they've been programmed to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/people-will-keep-the-tv-on-even-if-a-show-is-on-that-they-hate/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2dc/david-bowie-508_hate_people-will-keep-the-tv-on-even-if-a-sho_2590268.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) > [I find it easier to write in these little vignettes; if I try to get any more heavy, I find myself out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-find-it-easier-to-write-in-these-little-vignettes-if-i-try-to-get/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27d/david-bowie-508_easier_i-find-it-easier-to-write-in-these-littl_2062259.jpg) > [In order to look special wearing the chancy unique; it must be worn with your persona, and if the two don't blend,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/in-order-to-look-special-wearing-the-chancy-unique-it-must-be-worn/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/344/david-bowie-508_clothes_in-order-to-look-special-wearing-the-cha_444577.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) > [Trying to tart the rock business up a bit is getting nearer to what the kids themselves are like, because what I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/trying-to-tart-the-rock-business-up-a-bit-is-getting-nearer-to-what/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc3/david-bowie-508_bits_trying-to-tart-the-rock-business-up-a-bi_1094851.jpg) > [They're the salt of the earth, those girls. They don't sit each night and compare notes on groups, criticising lyrics, asking if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/they-re-the-salt-of-the-earth-those-girls-they-don-t-sit-each-night/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/055/david-bowie-508_asking_they-re-the-salt-of-the-earth-those-girl_2076008.jpg) > [There's a thing that just as you go to sleep, if you keep your elbows elevated that you will never go below…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/there-s-a-thing-that-just-as-you-go-to-sleep-if-you-keep-your-elbows/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d21/david-bowie-508_dream_there-s-a-thing-that-just-as-you-go-to-s_703872.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) > [I started playing around with local rock band swith the alto. And then, in a nutshell, somebody fell ill one night, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-started-playing-around-with-local-rock-band-swith-the-alto-and-then/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18d/david-bowie-508_band_i-started-playing-around-with-local-rock_993661.jpg) > [I've always been very chauvinistic, even in my boy-obsessed days. But I was always a gentleman. I alwaysd treated my boys like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-ve-always-been-very-chauvinistic-even-in-my-boy-obsessed-days-but-i/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5a/david-bowie-508_boys_i-ve-always-been-very-chauvinistic-even_259846.jpg) > [My son's full real name is Duncan Zowie Haywood. As a toddler he was called by his second name Zowie. But it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/my-son-s-full-real-name-is-duncan-zowie-haywood-as-a-toddler-he-was-2/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9d/david-bowie-508_calling_my-son-s-full-real-name-is-duncan-zowie_1309706.jpg) > [You write down a paragraph or two describing several different subjects creating a kind of story ingredients-list, I suppose, and then cut…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/you-write-down-a-paragraph-or-two-describing-several-different/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8d/david-bowie-508_bounce_you-write-down-a-paragraph-or-two-descri_2490828.jpg) ## Other authors on Ifs ## 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/ifs/david-bowie/#itemlist", "name": "21 Ifs Quotes By David Bowie", "numberOfItems": 21, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", 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