--- title: "17 Years Quotes By David Bowie" description: "17 Years quotes by David Bowie. Plus more from David Bowie and more Years sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf0/david-bowie-508_career_a-career-of-nearly-40-years-is-not-very_387116.jpg" --- > [A career of nearly 40 years, is not very long.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/a-career-of-nearly-40-years-is-not-very-long/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf0/david-bowie-508_career_a-career-of-nearly-40-years-is-not-very_387116.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 got a bad migraine that lasted 3 years, and the pills I took made by fingers disappear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-got-a-bad-migraine-that-lasted-3-years-and-the-pills-i-took-made-by/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e1/david-bowie-508_alcohol_i-got-a-bad-migraine-that-lasted-3-years_1800347.jpg) > [I'll stick with you baby for a thousand years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-ll-stick-with-you-baby-for-a-thousand-years/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f0/david-bowie-508_baby_i-ll-stick-with-you-baby-for-a-thousand_1640010.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 had to resign myself, many years ago, that I'm not too articulate when it comes to explaining how I feel about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-had-to-resign-myself-many-years-ago-that-i-m-not-too-articulate/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66b/david-bowie-508_articulate_i-had-to-resign-myself-many-years-ago-th_2903788.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) > [It's odd but even when I was a kid, I would write about 'old and other times' as though I had a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/it-s-odd-but-even-when-i-was-a-kid-i-would-write-about-old-and-other/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59b/david-bowie-508_behinds_it-s-odd-but-even-when-i-was-a-kid-i-wou_1367761.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 haven't changed my views much since I was about 12, really, I've just got a 12-year-old mentality.When I was in school…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-haven-t-changed-my-views-much-since-i-was-about-12-really-i-ve-just/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f64/david-bowie-508_bigs_i-haven-t-changed-my-views-much-since-i_1046092.jpg) > [The absolute transformation of everything that we ever thought about music will take place within 10 years, and nothing is going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/the-absolute-transformation-of-everything-that-we-ever-thought-about/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f9/david-bowie-508_able_the-absolute-transformation-of-everythin_2388798.jpg) > [ A mutual friend knew that we were both \[with Iman Abdulmajid\] on our own, with broken marriages and with children. We were… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/a-mutual-friend-knew-that-we-were-both-with-iman-abdulmajid-on-our/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a59/david-bowie-508_broken_a-mutual-friend-knew-that-we-were-both-w_2732288.jpg) > [Tony Visconti and I had been wanting to work together again for a few years now. Both of us had fairly large…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/tony-visconti-and-i-had-been-wanting-to-work-together-again-for-a-few/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f41/david-bowie-508_long_tony-visconti-and-i-had-been-wanting-to_3166324.jpg) > [Music itself is going to become like running water or electricity. So it's like, just take advantage of these last few years…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/music-itself-is-going-to-become-like-running-water-or-electricity-so/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/daf/david-bowie-508_advantage_music-itself-is-going-to-become-like-run_682165.jpg) > [That's the shock: All cliches are true. The years really do speed by. Life really is as short as they tell you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/that-s-the-shock-all-cliches-are-true-the-years-really-do-speed-by/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ce/david-bowie-508_cliche_that-s-the-shock-all-cliches-are-true-th_1566982.jpg) > [One day in Berlin ... Eno came running in and said, 'I have heard the sound of the future.' ... he puts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/one-day-in-berlin-eno-came-running-in-and-said-i-have-heard-the-sound/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/081/david-bowie-508_berlin_one-day-in-berlin-eno-came-running-in-an_999914.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) ## Other authors on Years ## 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/years/david-bowie/#itemlist", "name": "17 Years Quotes By David Bowie", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", 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