Always drawn to the theatric, Bowie also performed in stage productions of "The Elephant Man" and just recently collaborated on "Lazarus," an off-Broadway musical that's a sequel to his 1976 role in the film "The Man Who Fell To Earth."

It's not the side effects of the cocaine. . . . I'm thinking that it must be love.

I find it easier to write in these little vignettes; if I try to get any more heavy, I find myself out of my league.

And these children that you spit on as they try to change their worlds are immune to your consultations. They're quite aware of what they're going through.

Hitler was the first superstar.

I'm bemused by the whole Robbie Williams aspect of British pop. Posh Spice? It all looks like cruise ship entertainment to me.

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 I had a brother who was into Kerouac and he gave me On The Road to read when I was 12 years old. That's still been a big influence.