--- title: "16 Mean Quotes By David Bowie" description: "16 Mean quotes by David Bowie. Plus more from David Bowie and more Mean sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67a/david-bowie-508_mean_people-are-always-throwing-things-at-me_399620.jpg" --- > [People are always throwing things at me that I've said and I say that I didn't mean anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/people-are-always-throwing-things-at-me-that-i-ve-said-and-i-say-that/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67a/david-bowie-508_mean_people-are-always-throwing-things-at-me_399620.jpg) > [When I heard Little Richard, I mean, it just set my world on fire.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/when-i-heard-little-richard-i-mean-it-just-set-my-world-on-fire/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b60/david-bowie-508_fire_when-i-heard-little-richard-i-mean-it-ju_3136146.jpg) > [And you, You can be mean And I, I'll drink all the time 'Cause we're lovers, And that is a fact Yes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/and-you-you-can-be-mean-and-i-i-ll-drink-all-the-time-cause-we-re-2/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a4/david-bowie-508_causes_and-you-you-can-be-mean-and-i-i-ll-drink_2588690.jpg) > [I think much has been made of this alter ego business. I mean, I actually stopped creating characters in 1975 - for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-think-much-has-been-made-of-this-alter-ego-business-i-mean-i/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d38/david-bowie-508_albums_i-think-much-has-been-made-of-this-alter_3134164.jpg) > [I just tried everything out - I mean, everything. Even my sexual orientation; I was just searching for what I really wanted.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-just-tried-everything-out-i-mean-everything-even-my-sexual/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74a/david-bowie-508_mean_i-just-tried-everything-out-i-mean-every_1047682.jpg) > [Love is every type of relationship that you think of... I'm sure it means relationship, every type of relationship that you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/love-is-every-type-of-relationship-that-you-think-of-i-m-sure-it/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d9/david-bowie-508_love_love-is-every-type-of-relationship-that_2328453.jpg) > [It's much easier for me to say that, the kind of music I didn't listen to was pretty much that. I mean…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/it-s-much-easier-for-me-to-say-that-the-kind-of-music-i-didn-t-listen/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/969/david-bowie-508_easier_it-s-much-easier-for-me-to-say-that-the_3130010.jpg) > [I think it all comes back to being very selfish as an artist. I mean, I really do just write and record…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-think-it-all-comes-back-to-being-very-selfish-as-an-artist-i-mean-i/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/853/david-bowie-508_approach_i-think-it-all-comes-back-to-being-very_1320710.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) > [Frankly, I mean, sometimes the interpretations I've seen on some of the songs that I've written are a lot more interesting than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/frankly-i-mean-sometimes-the-interpretations-i-ve-seen-on-some-of-the/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d28/david-bowie-508_input_frankly-i-mean-sometimes-the-interpretat_1975744.jpg) > [Capitalism can be alright, I mean Karl Marx didn't live to see what Roosevelt did with that Depression. He pulled everybody out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/capitalism-can-be-alright-i-mean-karl-marx-didn-t-live-to-see-what/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e36/david-bowie-508_alright_capitalism-can-be-alright-i-mean-karl-ma_464598.jpg) > [I have absolutely no interest in rock and roll. I'm just being David Bowie. Mick Jagger is rock and roll. I mean,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-have-absolutely-no-interest-in-rock-and-roll-i-m-just-being-david/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56b/david-bowie-508_art_i-have-absolutely-no-interest-in-rock-an_3221479.jpg) > [1961 was when I was really into clothes. I left school at 15 and started copying a bloke who used to go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/1961-was-when-i-was-really-into-clothes-i-left-school-at-15-and/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad1/david-bowie-508_boys_1961-was-when-i-was-really-into-clothes_173374.jpg) > [The Internet is merely a new means of communication, that's all it is. It serves the purpose of getting information, which it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/the-internet-is-merely-a-new-means-of-communication-that-s-all-it-is/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/932/david-bowie-508_book_the-internet-is-merely-a-new-means-of-co_2011742.jpg) > [I never heard so many kids talk about just doing anything to be famous. I mean, yeah, fame is part of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-never-heard-so-many-kids-talk-about-just-doing-anything-to-be/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ff/david-bowie-508_deals_i-never-heard-so-many-kids-talk-about-ju_264252.jpg) > [Style is about the choices you make to create the aspects of civilization that you wish to uphold. I will buy a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/style-is-about-the-choices-you-make-to-create-the-aspects-of/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c24/david-bowie-508_aspect_style-is-about-the-choices-you-make-to-c_322199.jpg) ## Other authors on Mean ## 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/mean/david-bowie/#itemlist", "name": "16 Mean Quotes By David Bowie", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "People are always throwing things at me that I've said and I say that I didn't mean anything.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Bowie" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/people-are-always-throwing-things-at-me-that-i-ve-said-and-i-say-that/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67a/david-bowie-508_mean_people-are-always-throwing-things-at-me_399620.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67a/david-bowie-508_mean_people-are-always-throwing-things-at-me_399620.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67a/david-bowie-508_mean_people-are-always-throwing-things-at-me_399620.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“People are always throwing things at me that I've said and I say that I didn't mean anything.” — David Bowie", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I heard Little Richard, I mean, it just set my world on fire.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Bowie" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/when-i-heard-little-richard-i-mean-it-just-set-my-world-on-fire/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b60/david-bowie-508_fire_when-i-heard-little-richard-i-mean-it-ju_3136146.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b60/david-bowie-508_fire_when-i-heard-little-richard-i-mean-it-ju_3136146.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b60/david-bowie-508_fire_when-i-heard-little-richard-i-mean-it-ju_3136146.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When I heard Little Richard, I mean, it just set my world on fire.” — David Bowie", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "And you, You can be mean And I, I'll drink all the time 'Cause we're lovers, And that is a fact Yes we're lovers, And that is that", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Bowie" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/and-you-you-can-be-mean-and-i-i-ll-drink-all-the-time-cause-we-re-2/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a4/david-bowie-508_causes_and-you-you-can-be-mean-and-i-i-ll-drink_2588690.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a4/david-bowie-508_causes_and-you-you-can-be-mean-and-i-i-ll-drink_2588690.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a4/david-bowie-508_causes_and-you-you-can-be-mean-and-i-i-ll-drink_2588690.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“And you, You can be mean And I, I'll drink all the time 'Cause we're lovers, And that is a fact Yes we're…” — David Bowie", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think much has been made of this alter ego business. 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