I think the first experience scared the hell out of me. Within months of my initial marriage [on Angela Bowie], I realized I had done a really naive and rather stupid thing. . . . I don't think either of us had any real resolve about being together. The result was it made me wary of relationships.
David BowieIf you feel safe in the area youโre working in, youโre not working in the right area. Always go a little further into the water than you feel youโre capable of being in. Go a little bit out of your depth. And when you donโt feel that your feet are quite touching the bottom, youโre just about in the right place to do something exciting.
David BowieA song has to take on character, shape, body and influence people to an extent that they use it for their own devices. It must affect them not just as a song, but as a lifestyle. The rock stars have assimilated all kinds of philosophies, styles, histories, writings, and they throw out what they have gleaned from that.
David Bowie