David Bowie

Age doesn't bother me. So many of my heroes were older guys. It's the lack of years left that weighs far heavier on me than the age that I am. ”

As you get older, the questions come down to about two or three. How long? And what do I do with the time I've got left? ”

I've made over 25 studio albums, and I think probably I've made two real stinkers in my time, and some not-bad albums, and some really good albums. I'm proud of what I've done. In fact it's been a good ride. ”

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

When it comes down to it, glam rock was all very amusing. At the time, it was funny, then a few years later it became sort of serious-looking and a bit foreboding. ”

Radio in England is nonexistent. It's very bad English use of a media system, typically English use. ”

For me, often, there's such a cloud of melancholia about knowing I'm going to have to leave my daughter on her own. I don't know what age that is going to be, thank God. It just doubles me up in grief. ”

I wish myself to be a prop, if anything, for my songs. I want to be the vehicle for my songs. I would like to colour the material with as much visual expression as is necessary for that song. ”

With a suit, always wear big British shoes, the ones with large welts. There's nothing worse than dainty little Italian jobs at the end of the leg line. ”

All my big mistakes are when I try to second-guess or please an audience. My work is always stronger when I get very selfish about it. ”