--- title: "18 Wanted Quotes By David Bowie" description: "18 Wanted quotes by David Bowie. Plus more from David Bowie and more Wanted sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d80/david-bowie-508_black_i-probably-also-wanted-to-be-black-at-th_1990282.jpg" --- > [ I probably also wanted to be black at that particular time \[ 9 years old\] as well. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-probably-also-wanted-to-be-black-at-that-particular-time-9-years/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d80/david-bowie-508_black_i-probably-also-wanted-to-be-black-at-th_1990282.jpg) > [I wanted to rewrite how rock music was perceived.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-wanted-to-rewrite-how-rock-music-was-perceived/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fcf/david-bowie-508_music_i-wanted-to-rewrite-how-rock-music-was-p_2029216.jpg) > [I wanted to prove the sustaining power of music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-wanted-to-prove-the-sustaining-power-of-music/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/021/david-bowie-508_music_i-wanted-to-prove-the-sustaining-power-o_323979.jpg) > [When I was 9 years old, I wanted to be the baritone sax player in the Little Richard band.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/when-i-was-9-years-old-i-wanted-to-be-the-baritone-sax-player-in-the/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa7/david-bowie-508_band_when-i-was-9-years-old-i-wanted-to-be-th_909846.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) > [The name Bowie just appealed to me when I was younger. I was into a kind of heavy philosophy thing when I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/the-name-bowie-just-appealed-to-me-when-i-was-younger-i-was-into-a/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e1/david-bowie-508_bowie_the-name-bowie-just-appealed-to-me-when_663756.jpg) > [I felt I really wanted to back off from music completely and just work within the visual arts in some way. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-felt-i-really-wanted-to-back-off-from-music-completely-and-just/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11b/david-bowie-508_art_i-felt-i-really-wanted-to-back-off-from_371538.jpg) > [I really wanted to do, more than anything else, up until I was around 16, 17, was write musicals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-really-wanted-to-do-more-than-anything-else-up-until-i-was-around/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0e/david-bowie-508_actor_i-really-wanted-to-do-more-than-anything_427891.jpg) > [I guess a certain contingent of the musicians in London at the beginning of the '70s were fed up with denim and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-guess-a-certain-contingent-of-the-musicians-in-london-at-the/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28d/david-bowie-508_certain_i-guess-a-certain-contingent-of-the-musi_3163487.jpg) > [I would like to believe that people knew what they were fighting for and why they wanted a revolution, and exactly what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-would-like-to-believe-that-people-knew-what-they-were-fighting-for/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90d/david-bowie-508_believe_i-would-like-to-believe-that-people-knew_1589554.jpg) > [There was a time in America not long ago when rock 'n' roll was called race music, and white kids who wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/there-was-a-time-in-america-not-long-ago-when-rock-n-roll-was-called/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf8/david-bowie-508_america_there-was-a-time-in-america-not-long-ago_1391459.jpg) > [I suppose for me as an artist it wasn't always just about expressing my work; I really wanted, more than anything else,…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d92/david-bowie-508_art_i-suppose-for-me-as-an-artist-it-wasn-t_95713.jpg) > [ I think every time I said, "I'm working with Nile \[Rodgers\]," the reaction was, "Oh, great. I love 'Let's Dance.' " I… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-think-every-time-i-said-i-m-working-with-nile-rodgers-the-reaction/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/691/david-bowie-508_dance_i-think-every-time-i-said-i-m-working-wi_2760479.jpg) > [I don't think I did anything that my contemporaries didn't; it was just that I was the only one who talked about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-don-t-think-i-did-anything-that-my-contemporaries-didn-t-it-was/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/650/david-bowie-508_gay_i-don-t-think-i-did-anything-that-my-con_695985.jpg) > [When I was going through those very fast changes, I think it was terribly important to me that I was seen to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/when-i-was-going-through-those-very-fast-changes-i-think-it-was/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e4/david-bowie-508_characteristics_when-i-was-going-through-those-very-fast_2958042.jpg) > [On "Tonight" I think I was torn dreadfully between writing what I wanted to write, but keeping it in a style that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/on-tonight-i-think-i-was-torn-dreadfully-between-writing-what-i/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62f/david-bowie-508_albums_on-tonight-i-think-i-was-torn-dreadfully_1697714.jpg) > [ I think I quite desperately wanted to have that kind of special companionship \[like marriage \] . . . a special relationship,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-think-i-quite-desperately-wanted-to-have-that-kind-of-special/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e6/david-bowie-508_companionship_i-think-i-quite-desperately-wanted-to-ha_1246706.jpg) > [We were terribly excited, and I think we took it on our shoulders that we were creating the 21st century in 1971.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/we-were-terribly-excited-and-i-think-we-took-it-on-our-shoulders-that/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d16/david-bowie-508_21st-century_we-were-terribly-excited-and-i-think-we_2830368.jpg) ## Other authors on Wanted ## 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/wanted/david-bowie/#itemlist", "name": "18 Wanted Quotes By David Bowie", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I probably also wanted to be black at that particular time [ 9 years old] as well.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Bowie" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-probably-also-wanted-to-be-black-at-that-particular-time-9-years/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d80/david-bowie-508_black_i-probably-also-wanted-to-be-black-at-th_1990282.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d80/david-bowie-508_black_i-probably-also-wanted-to-be-black-at-th_1990282.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d80/david-bowie-508_black_i-probably-also-wanted-to-be-black-at-th_1990282.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I probably also wanted to be black at that particular time [ 9 years old] as well.” — David Bowie", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I wanted to rewrite how rock music was perceived.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Bowie" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-wanted-to-rewrite-how-rock-music-was-perceived/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fcf/david-bowie-508_music_i-wanted-to-rewrite-how-rock-music-was-p_2029216.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fcf/david-bowie-508_music_i-wanted-to-rewrite-how-rock-music-was-p_2029216.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fcf/david-bowie-508_music_i-wanted-to-rewrite-how-rock-music-was-p_2029216.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I wanted to rewrite how rock music was perceived.” — David Bowie", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I wanted to prove the sustaining power of music.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Bowie" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-wanted-to-prove-the-sustaining-power-of-music/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/021/david-bowie-508_music_i-wanted-to-prove-the-sustaining-power-o_323979.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/021/david-bowie-508_music_i-wanted-to-prove-the-sustaining-power-o_323979.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/021/david-bowie-508_music_i-wanted-to-prove-the-sustaining-power-o_323979.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I wanted to prove the sustaining power of music.” — David Bowie", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I was 9 years old, I wanted to be the baritone sax player in the Little Richard band.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Bowie" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/when-i-was-9-years-old-i-wanted-to-be-the-baritone-sax-player-in-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa7/david-bowie-508_band_when-i-was-9-years-old-i-wanted-to-be-th_909846.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa7/david-bowie-508_band_when-i-was-9-years-old-i-wanted-to-be-th_909846.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa7/david-bowie-508_band_when-i-was-9-years-old-i-wanted-to-be-th_909846.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When I was 9 years old, I wanted to be the baritone sax player in the Little Richard band.” — David Bowie", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I feel that what I do is always contemporary with the society I'm living in... 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