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David Bowie Quotes - Page 16

My mother was a housewife. Both from - well, my father was from a farming family, agricultural family in the north of England. And my mother came from a very working class.

"David Bowie On The Ziggy Stardust Years: 'We Were Creating The 21st Century In 1971'". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. 2002.

In fact, in Europe, I'm more kind of this bloke what writes lots of stuff.

"David Bowie On The Ziggy Stardust Years: 'We Were Creating The 21st Century In 1971'". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, wglt.org. 2002.

I'm afraid of Americans.

Song: I'm Afraid of Americans, Album: Earthling, 1997

The character thing really is sort of, for me, personally, rather ancient history.

"David Bowie On The Ziggy Stardust Years: We Were Creating The 21st Century In 1971". Interview with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. January 11, 2016.

What I like doing is writing and recording and much more on the, I guess, the - on that creative level. It's fun interpreting songs and all that, but I wouldn't like it as a living.

"David Bowie On The Ziggy Stardust Years: We Were Creating The 21st Century In 1971". Interview with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. January 11, 2016.

Elvis is English, and climbs the hills. Can't tell the bullshit from the lies.

Song: Buddha Of Suburbia, Album: The Buddha Of Suburbia, 1993