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
However, there's no theme or concept behind Heathen, just a number of songs but somehow there is a thread that runs through it that is quite as strong as any of my thematic type albums.
All my big mistakes are when I try to second-guess or please an audience. My work is always stronger when I get very selfish about it.
All the great mystical religions put a strong emphasis on the redeeming qualities of sex.
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.
...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'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.
I wanted to create an environment where not just my fans but all music lovers could be a part of the same community.
I'm always amazed that peole take what I say seriously. I don't even take what I 'am' seriously.
I believe that I often bring out the best in somebody's talents.
I'll ruin everything you are, I'll give you television.
Sometimes you stumble across a few chords that put you in a reflective place.
I am a D.J., I am what I play.
Elvis is English, and climbs the hills. Can't tell the bullshit from the lies.
She's a total bam bam.