This is a mad planet," David Bowie said in 1971. "It's doomed to madness.

The minute you know you're on safe ground, you're dead.

I'm a born librarian with a sex drive.

I've made over 25 studio albums, and I think probably I've made two real stinkers in my time, and some not-bad albums, and some really good albums. I'm proud of what I've done. In fact it's been a good ride.

I'm rather kind of old school, thinking that when an artist does his work it's no longer his.

I think getting married and then running away for 10 months would be an absolute disaster.

I never could get over the fact that The Pixies formed, worked and separated without America taking them to its heart or even recognizing their existence for the most part.