David Bowie Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“I'm just an individual who doesn't feel that I need to have somebody qualify my work in any particular way. I'm working for me.”

“I rate Morrissey as one of the best lyricists in Britain. For me, he's up there with Bryan Ferry.”

“I wanted to prove the sustaining power of music.”

“Strangely, some songs you really don't want to write.”

“Nearly all the synth work on Heathen is mine and some of the piano.”

“Once I've written something it does tend to run away from me. I don't seem to have any part of it - it's no longer my piece of writing.”

“There, in the chords and melodies, is everything I want to say. The words just jolly it along. It's always been my way of expressing what for me is inexpressible by any other means.”

“When I'm stuck for a closing to a lyric, I will drag out my last resort: overwhelming illogic.”

“I went through all the musicians in my life who I admire as bright, intelligent, virtuosic players.”

“I'm not very articulate.”