It amazes me sometimes that even intelligent people will analyze a situation or make a judgement after only recognizing the standard or traditional structure of a piece.

Quote by David Bowie

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Im not a prophet or a stone aged man, just a mortal with potential of...

Im not a prophet or a stone aged man, just a mortal with potential of...

The truth is of course is that there is no journey. We are arriving and...

The truth is of course is that there is no journey. We are arriving and...

I always had a repulsive need to be something more than human.

I always had a repulsive need to be something more than human.

I'm just an individual who doesn't feel that I need to have somebody qualify my...

I'm just an individual who doesn't feel that I need to have somebody qualify my...

But Im pretty good with collaborative thinking. I work well with other people.

But Im pretty good with collaborative thinking. I work well with other people.

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

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

I felt I really wanted to back off from music completely and just work within...

I felt I really wanted to back off from music completely and just work within...

But Ive got to think of myself as the luckiest guy. Robert Johnson only had...

But Ive got to think of myself as the luckiest guy. Robert Johnson only had...

Pixies and Sonic Youth were so important to the eighties.

Pixies and Sonic Youth were so important to the eighties.

Im just an individual who doesnt feel that I need to have somebody qualify my...

Im just an individual who doesnt feel that I need to have somebody qualify my...

Heathenism is a state of mind. You can take it that I'm referring to one...

Heathenism is a state of mind. You can take it that I'm referring to one...

Tony Visconti and I had been wanting to work together again for a few years...

Tony Visconti and I had been wanting to work together again for a few years...

Frankly, I mean, sometimes the interpretations Ive seen on some of the songs that Ive...

Frankly, I mean, sometimes the interpretations Ive seen on some of the songs that Ive...

I've never responded well to entrenched negative thinking.

I've never responded well to entrenched negative thinking.

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

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

I wanted to prove the sustaining power of music.

I wanted to prove the sustaining power of music.

I wanted to prove the sustaining power of music.

I wanted to prove the sustaining power of music.

Im an instant star. Just add water and stir.

Im an instant star. Just add water and stir.

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

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

I don't know where I'm going from here, but I promise it won't be boring.

I don't know where I'm going from here, but I promise it won't be boring.