Without David Bowie, popular music as we know it pretty much wouldn't exist.

That's the one thing you wake up with every day: How long have I got left? And that's the saddest thing in the world, because you have this absolute realization that everything you love you're going to have to let go of and give up. I look at my daughter and I think, There's going to be a point where I'm not going to be around for her. Even the thought of that breaks my heart.

Music can always serve a role in people's lives when it's emotional and warm and inviting and beautiful.

The average life expectancy of a celebrity is 20 years less than someone working in a coal mine.

If I'm walking down the street and someone stops me and says, "Oh! A song that you wrote meant a lot to me, and I listened to it after I went to my sister's funeral," that's when it hits me.

It's sometimes too easy to point fingers when circumstances dramatically go awry, but as an addict, I'm ultimately responsible for my own decisions, no matter how benign or tragic the consequences.

A lot of times good, pristine recordings prevent the listener from getting emotionally involved in the music.