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I'm in awe of the universe, but I don't necessarily believe there's an intelligence or agent behind it. I do have a passion for the visual in religious rituals, though, even though they may be completely empty and bereft of substance. The incense is powerful and provocative, whether Buddhist or Catholic.

~David Bowie

Topics: Agent Awe Behind Believe Buddhist Catholic Empty Even Incense Intelligence May Necessarily Passion Powerful Provocative Religious Rituals Substance Though Universe Visual Whether

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For me, the world that I inhabit in reality is probably a very different world than the one people expect that I would be in.

~David Bowie

Topics: Different Different World Expect Inhabit Me People Reality Than Very World Would

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There'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 Bowie

Topics: Affected Anyway Been Brother Dare Family He Institution Kind Leave Likes Majority Mental Much People Say Some Streak Very Want Within

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A 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.

~David Bowie

Topics: Affect Body Character Devices Extent Influence Just Lifestyle Must Own People Shape Song Take Them Use

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I've never responded well to entrenched negative thinking.

~David Bowie

Topics: Entrenched Negative Never Thinking Well

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I don't have a problem with ageing - in fact, I embrace that aspect of it. And am able to and obviously am going to be able to quite easily... it doesn't faze me at all.

~David Bowie

Topics: Able Ageing Am Aspect Easily Embrace Fact Going In Fact Me Obviously Problem Quite

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I still derive immense pleasure from remembering how many hod-carrying brickies were encouraged to put on lurex tights and mince up and down the high street, having been assured by know-it-alls like me that a smidgen of blusher really attracted the birds.

~David Bowie

Topics: Assured Attracted Been Birds Derive Down Encouraged Having High How Immense Like Many Me Pleasure Put Really Remembering Still Street Tights Up Up And Down Were

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Even though I was very shy, I found I could get onstage if I had a new identity.

~David Bowie

Topics: Could Even Found Get Had Identity New Onstage Shy Though Very

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But I've got to think of myself as the luckiest guy. Robert Johnson only had one album's worth of work as his legacy. That's all that life allowed him.

~David Bowie

Topics: Album Allowed Got Guy Had Him His Johnson Legacy Life Luckiest Myself Only Robert Robert Johnson Think Work Worth

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On the other hand, what I like my music to do to me is awaken the ghosts inside of me. Not the demons, you understand, but the ghosts.

~David Bowie

Topics: Awaken Demons Ghosts Hand Inside Like Me Music Other Understand You

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Musician

Born: January 8th, 1947

Died: January 10th, 2016

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