When I was 9 years old, I wanted to be the baritone sax player in the Little Richard band.
David BowieThe younger people get into the lyrics in a different way; there's much more of a tactile understanding, which is the way I prefer it.
David BowieThere's a schizoid streak within the family anyway so I dare say that I'm affected by that. The majority of the people in my family have been in some kind of mental institution, as for my brother he doesn't want to leave. He likes it very much.
David BowieI think hip-hop is actually one of the most challenging things that's happened in music in a long time.
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