--- title: "18 Way Quotes By David Bowie" description: "18 Way quotes by David Bowie. Plus more from David Bowie and more Way sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ba/david-bowie-508_knows_and-i-think-my-spaceship-knows-which-way_1338749.jpg" --- > [And I think my spaceship knows which way to go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/and-i-think-my-spaceship-knows-which-way-to-go/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ba/david-bowie-508_knows_and-i-think-my-spaceship-knows-which-way_1338749.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) > [Once you lose that sense of wonder at being alive, you're pretty much on the way out...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/once-you-lose-that-sense-of-wonder-at-being-alive-you-re-pretty-much/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b0/david-bowie-508_alive_once-you-lose-that-sense-of-wonder-at-be_784338.jpg) > [I'm just an individual who doesn't feel that I need to have somebody qualify my work in any particular way. I'm working…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-m-just-an-individual-who-doesn-t-feel-that-i-need-to-have-somebody/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16d/david-bowie-508_career_i-m-just-an-individual-who-doesn-t-feel_444364.jpg) > [I think that the history of rock could be recycled in a different way and brought back into focus without the luggage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-think-that-the-history-of-rock-could-be-recycled-in-a-different-way/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff0/david-bowie-508_different_i-think-that-the-history-of-rock-could-b_3006210.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) > [Art was, seriously, the only thing I'd ever wanted to own. It has always been for me a stable nourishment. I use…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/art-was-seriously-the-only-thing-i-d-ever-wanted-to-own-it-has-always/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8de/david-bowie-508_art_art-was-seriously-the-only-thing-i-d-eve_552528.jpg) > [I think that we have created a new kind of person in a way. We have created a child who will be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-think-that-we-have-created-a-new-kind-of-person-in-a-way-we-have/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f3/david-bowie-508_children_i-think-that-we-have-created-a-new-kind_1233813.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) > [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 younger people get into the lyrics in a different way; there's much more of a tactile understanding, which is the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/the-younger-people-get-into-the-lyrics-in-a-different-way-there-s/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e7/david-bowie-508_different_the-younger-people-get-into-the-lyrics-i_635585.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) > [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) > [Rather than really have, like a close relationship to anything that's coming out today, people are just, they've got it on as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/rather-than-really-have-like-a-close-relationship-to-anything-that-s/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfd/david-bowie-508_background-music_rather-than-really-have-like-a-close-rel_895623.jpg) > [What I do is I write mainly about very personal and rather lonely feelings, and I explore them in a different way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/what-i-do-is-i-write-mainly-about-very-personal-and-rather-lonely/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8af/david-bowie-508_christ_what-i-do-is-i-write-mainly-about-very-p_1665569.jpg) > [There are times when I prefer a cerebral moment with an artist, and I'll just enjoy the wit of a Picabia or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/there-are-times-when-i-prefer-a-cerebral-moment-with-an-artist-and-i/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f01/david-bowie-508_art_there-are-times-when-i-prefer-a-cerebral_2835056.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 Way ## 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/way/david-bowie/#itemlist", "name": "18 Way Quotes By David Bowie", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "And I think my spaceship knows which way to go.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Bowie" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/and-i-think-my-spaceship-knows-which-way-to-go/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ba/david-bowie-508_knows_and-i-think-my-spaceship-knows-which-way_1338749.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ba/david-bowie-508_knows_and-i-think-my-spaceship-knows-which-way_1338749.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ba/david-bowie-508_knows_and-i-think-my-spaceship-knows-which-way_1338749.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“And I think my spaceship knows which way to go.” — David Bowie", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Everything we look at and choose is some way of expressing how we want to be perceived.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Bowie" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/everything-we-look-at-and-choose-is-some-way-of-expressing-how-we/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe1/david-bowie-508_choose_everything-we-look-at-and-choose-is-some_798449.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe1/david-bowie-508_choose_everything-we-look-at-and-choose-is-some_798449.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe1/david-bowie-508_choose_everything-we-look-at-and-choose-is-some_798449.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Everything we look at and choose is some way of expressing how we want to be perceived.” — David Bowie", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Once you lose that sense of wonder at being alive, you're pretty much on the way out...", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Bowie" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/once-you-lose-that-sense-of-wonder-at-being-alive-you-re-pretty-much/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b0/david-bowie-508_alive_once-you-lose-that-sense-of-wonder-at-be_784338.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b0/david-bowie-508_alive_once-you-lose-that-sense-of-wonder-at-be_784338.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b0/david-bowie-508_alive_once-you-lose-that-sense-of-wonder-at-be_784338.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Once you lose that sense of wonder at being alive, you're pretty much on the way out...” — David Bowie", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm just an individual who doesn't feel that I need to have somebody qualify my work in any particular way. 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