[david] Bowie Went On To

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.

When I Was 9 Years Old, I Wanted To Be The Baritone Sax Player In The Little Richard Band.

By The Mid-'80s, It Was Really Apparent To Me That I Really Needed To Stop Losing Myself In My Work And In My Addictions. What Happens Is You Just Wake Up One Morning And Feel Absolutely Dead. You Can't Even Drag Your Soul Back Into Your Body. You Feel You Have Negated Everything That Is Wonderful About Life. When You Have Fallen That Far, It Feels Like A Miracle When You Regain Your Love Of Life.

The Only Art I'll Ever Study Is Stuff I Can Steal From.

Of Course, We Found Out Later Syd Barrett Had Mental Problems. But There Was Something So Otherworldly About Him. He Was Hovering, Like, Six Inches Above The Ground.