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David Bowie

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Confront a corpse at least once. The absolute absence of life is the most disturbing and challenging confrontation you will ever have. David Bowie


— David Bowie


#death

You would think that a rock star being married to a super-model would be one of the greatest things in the world. It is.


— David Bowie


#marriage

When you think about it, Adolf Hitler was the first pop star.


— David Bowie


#adolf #first #hitler #pop #pop star

I'm not a prophet or a stone aged man, just a mortal with potential of a superman. I'm living on.


— David Bowie


#i #just #living #man #mortal

Frankly, I mean, sometimes the interpretations I've seen on some of the songs that I've written are a lot more interesting than the input that I put in.


— David Bowie


#i #input #interesting #interpretations #lot

I think Mick Jagger would be astounded and amazed if he realized that to many people he is not a sex symbol, but a mother image.


— David Bowie


#astounded #i #i think #image #jagger

I felt I really wanted to back off from music completely and just work within the visual arts in some way. I started painting quite passionately at that time.


— David Bowie


#back #completely #felt #i #just

The truth is of course is that there is no journey. We are arriving and departing all at the same time.


— David Bowie


#course #departing #journey #same #time

I believe that I often bring out the best in somebody's talents.


— David Bowie


#best #bring #i #i believe #i believe that

I think it all comes back to being very selfish as an artist. I mean, I really do just write and record what interests me and I do approach the stage shows in much the same way.


— David Bowie


#artist #back #being #comes #i






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Bowie portrayed physicist Nikola Tesla in the Christopher Nolan film The Prestige (2006) which was about the bitter rivalry between two magicians in the late 19th century. This he refused to do and his interview went ahead. Featuring a starkly lit set the Isolar – 1976 Tour highlighted songs from the album including the dramatic and lengthy title track the ballads "Wild Is the Wind" and "Word on a Wing" and the funkier "TVC 15" and "Stay".

" The relatively short-lived Ziggy persona proved merely one facet of a career marked by continual reinvention musical innovation and striking visual presentation. Throughout his career he has sold an estimated 140 million albums. Bowie first caught the eye and ear of the public in July 1969 when his song "Space Oddity" reached the top five of the UK Singles Chart.

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