David Bowie
David Bowie
David Robert Jones, better known by his stage name David Bowie, was an English singer, songwriter and actor. He was a figure in popular music for over five decades, regarded by critics and musicians as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, his music and stagecraft significantly influencing popular music. During his lifetime, his record sales, estimated at 140 million worldwide, made him one of the world's best-selling music...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth8 January 1947
CityLondon, England
Hey man, I gotta straighten my face. This mellow thighed chick just put my spine out of place.
You'd like to know me well, but I've got things inside my head that even I can't face.
In my madness I see your face in mine.
Turn and face the strange.
I turned myself to face me, but I've never caught a glimpse of how the others must see the faker.
What is very enlightening for me right now is that I sense that I'm arriving at a place of peace with my writing that I've never experienced before.
I've started doing book reviews for Barnes & Noble! They saw that I did a lot of book reviews on the site, and they figured that it might not be a bad thing if they got me to do some for them as well. I gave them five categories I'd be interested in reviewing, from art to fiction to music.
...And these children that you spit on as they try to change their worlds, they are immune to your consultations, they're quite aware of what they're going through...
I wanted to create an environment where not just my fans but all music lovers could be a part of the same community.
We can be Heroes, Just for one day
I read the news today, oh boy.
He's a friendly and caring guy whom I really respect for his knowledge of touring. Not to mention my favorite brand of coffee is consistently backstage every night.
I'm always amazed that peole take what I say seriously. I don't even take what I 'am' seriously.
When Brian and I came back together this time, we found that we'd gone through very similar psychological states during the course of the '80s.