I think hip-hop is actually one of the most challenging things that's happened in music in a long time.

I'm quite certain that the audience that I've got for my stuff don't listen to the lyrics.

People got extremely comfortable with being able to turn on their television and see MTV say, "This guy's hot you should buy this record."

Of course, we found out later Syd Barrett had mental problems. But there was something so otherworldly about him. He was hovering, like, six inches above the ground.

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'll place my love beneath the stars.

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."