I rate Morrissey as one of the best lyricists in Britain. For me, hes up there with Bryan Ferry. – David Bowie
To not be modest about it, youll find that with only a couple of exceptions, most of the musicians that Ive worked with have done their best work by far with me. – David Bowie
The humanists replacement for religion: work really hard and somehow youll either save yourself or youll be immortal. Of course, thats a total joke, and our progress is nothing. There may be progress in technology but theres no ethical progress whatsoever. – David Bowie
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
Every now and then go away, have a little relaxation, for when you come back to your work your judgment will be surer. Go some distance away because then the work appears smaller and more of it can be taken in at a glance and a lack of harmony and proportion is more readily seen. – Leonardo DaVinci