--- title: "17 Want Quotes By David Bowie" description: "17 Want quotes by David Bowie. Plus more from David Bowie and more Want sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca7/david-bowie-508_boys_if-you-want-it-boys-get-it-here-thing-27_2735546.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) > [Strangely, some songs you really don't want to write.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/strangely-some-songs-you-really-don-t-want-to-write/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/821/david-bowie-508_music_strangely-some-songs-you-really-don-t-wa_571324.jpg) > [I think it's rather a waste of time endlessly singing the same songs every night for a year, and it's just not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-think-it-s-rather-a-waste-of-time-endlessly-singing-the-same-songs/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c29/david-bowie-508_every-night_i-think-it-s-rather-a-waste-of-time-endl_2611516.jpg) > [I want people to hear musicians like Joe Cuba. He has done things to whole masses of Puerto Rican people. The music…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-want-people-to-hear-musicians-like-joe-cuba-he-has-done-things-to/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e2/david-bowie-508_cuba_i-want-people-to-hear-musicians-like-joe_682329.jpg) > [Everything we look at and choose is some way of expressing how we want to be perceived.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/everything-we-look-at-and-choose-is-some-way-of-expressing-how-we/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe1/david-bowie-508_choose_everything-we-look-at-and-choose-is-some_798449.jpg) > [I wish myself to be a prop, if anything, for my songs. I want to be the vehicle for my songs. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-wish-myself-to-be-a-prop-if-anything-for-my-songs-i-want-to-be-the/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/225/david-bowie-508_anything_i-wish-myself-to-be-a-prop-if-anything-f_290465.jpg) > [Some make you sing and some make you scream. One makes you wish that you'd never been seen. But there's a shop…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/some-make-you-sing-and-some-make-you-scream-one-makes-you-wish-that/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0e/david-bowie-508_boys_some-make-you-sing-and-some-make-you-scr_794465.jpg) > [There's a schizoid streak within the family anyway so I dare say that I'm affected by that. The majority of the people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/there-s-a-schizoid-streak-within-the-family-anyway-so-i-dare-say-that/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/113/david-bowie-508_affected_there-s-a-schizoid-streak-within-the-fam_1244216.jpg) > [My particular thing is discovering what can be done with media and how it can be used. You can't draw people together…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/my-particular-thing-is-discovering-what-can-be-done-with-media-and/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93c/david-bowie-508_bigs_my-particular-thing-is-discovering-what_359560.jpg) > [Since the departure of good old-fashioned entertainers the re-emergence of somebody who wants to be an entertainer has unfortunately become a synonym…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/since-the-departure-of-good-old-fashioned-entertainers-the-re/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fe/david-bowie-508_campers_since-the-departure-of-good-old-fashione_1793346.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) > [And it's always the same kind of artist, I think, who has more enjoyment being slightly on the outside of things, who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/and-it-s-always-the-same-kind-of-artist-i-think-who-has-more/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5b/david-bowie-508_art_and-it-s-always-the-same-kind-of-artist_2388158.jpg) > [There, in the chords and melodies, is everything I want to say. The words just jolly it along. It's always been my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/there-in-the-chords-and-melodies-is-everything-i-want-to-say-the/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/210/david-bowie-508_chords_there-in-the-chords-and-melodies-is-ever_1925114.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) > [When we decided to marry, we had two ceremonies - one was more bureaucratic for the sake of the Swiss authorities,then a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/when-we-decided-to-marry-we-had-two-ceremonies-one-was-more/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6b/david-bowie-508_authority_when-we-decided-to-marry-we-had-two-cere_1059978.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) > [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) ## Other authors on Want ## 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/want/david-bowie/#itemlist", "name": "17 Want Quotes By David Bowie", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you want it, boys, get it here, thing.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Bowie" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/if-you-want-it-boys-get-it-here-thing/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca7/david-bowie-508_boys_if-you-want-it-boys-get-it-here-thing-27_2735546.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca7/david-bowie-508_boys_if-you-want-it-boys-get-it-here-thing-27_2735546.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca7/david-bowie-508_boys_if-you-want-it-boys-get-it-here-thing-27_2735546.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If you want it, boys, get it here, thing.” — David Bowie", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Strangely, some songs you really don't want to write.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Bowie" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/strangely-some-songs-you-really-don-t-want-to-write/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/821/david-bowie-508_music_strangely-some-songs-you-really-don-t-wa_571324.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/821/david-bowie-508_music_strangely-some-songs-you-really-don-t-wa_571324.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/821/david-bowie-508_music_strangely-some-songs-you-really-don-t-wa_571324.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Strangely, some songs you really don't want to write.” — David Bowie", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think it's rather a waste of time endlessly singing the same songs every night for a year, and it's just not what I want to do.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Bowie" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-think-it-s-rather-a-waste-of-time-endlessly-singing-the-same-songs/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c29/david-bowie-508_every-night_i-think-it-s-rather-a-waste-of-time-endl_2611516.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c29/david-bowie-508_every-night_i-think-it-s-rather-a-waste-of-time-endl_2611516.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c29/david-bowie-508_every-night_i-think-it-s-rather-a-waste-of-time-endl_2611516.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think it's rather a waste of time endlessly singing the same songs every night for a year, and it's just…” — David Bowie", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I want people to hear musicians like Joe Cuba. 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