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The humanists' replacement for religion: work really hard and somehow you'll either save yourself or you'll be immortal. Of course, that's a total joke, and our progress is nothing. There may be progress in technology but there's no ethical progress whatsoever.

~David Bowie

Topics: Course Either Ethical Hard Immortal Joke May Nothing Our Progress Really Religion Replacement Save Somehow Technology Total Whatsoever Work You Yourself

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I couldn't have written things like 'Low' and 'Heroes,' those particular albums, if it hadn't have been for Berlin and the kind of atmosphere I felt there.

~David Bowie

Topics: Albums Atmosphere Been Berlin Felt Heroes Kind Like Low Particular Things Those Written

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My father worked for a children's home called Dr. Barnardo's Homes. They're a charity.

~David Bowie

Topics: Charity Children Dr Father Home Homes Worked

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The name Zahra was to have been lman's own name at birth, but a senior member of the family changed it to lman at the last minute.

~David Bowie

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I do some kind of work, whether writing or painting or recording, on a daily basis. And it's so essential that when I'm involved in the actual process, my so-called 'real life' becomes almost incidental, which becomes worrying.

~David Bowie

Topics: Actual Almost Basis Becomes Daily Daily Basis Essential Involved Kind Life Painting Process Real Real Life Recording So-Called Some Whether Which Work Worrying Writing

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From my standpoint, being an artist, I want to see what the new construction is between artist and audience.

~David Bowie

Topics: Artist Audience Being Between Construction New See Standpoint Want

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The skin of my character in 'The Man Who Fell to Earth' was some concoction, a spermatozoon of an alien nature that was obscene and weird-looking.

~David Bowie

Topics: Alien Character Earth Fell Man Nature Obscene Skin Some Who

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I was born in London 1947, after the war. A real wartime baby. I went to school in Brixton, and then I moved up to Yorkshire, which is in the north of England. I lived on the farms up there.

~David Bowie

Topics: After Baby Born England Farms Lived London Moved North Real School Then Up War Wartime Which Yorkshire I Was Born

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Being shoved into the top-40 scene was an unusual experience. It was great I'd become accessible to a huge audience but not terribly fulfilling.

~David Bowie

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I'm wallowing in the whole idea of just being a guy out there with a band, with songs. It's a real enjoyment.

~David Bowie

Topics: Band Being Enjoyment Guy Idea Just Out Real Songs Whole

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Musician

Born: January 8th, 1947

Died: January 10th, 2016

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